Johnson & Johnson Networking Reception/Dinner

Ashley Szofer

Director, Alliance Development

Worldwide Government Affairs & Policy

Johnson & Johnson

Ashley Szofer, Director, Alliance Development, Worldwide Government Affairs & Policy, is responsible for developing and engaging key advocacy partnerships on critical issues across the healthcare landscape including health equity, frontline health worker support, access and affordability, and other priority issue areas. She has been with J&J for five years.

Prior to J&J, she most recently served as the Senior Director of External Relations and Strategic Brand Engagement at STEMConnector, leading partnerships, orchestrating events, and overseeing all general communications to support industry, postsecondary, K-12, and nonprofit leaders working to build a diverse and sustainable STEM workforce. Additionally, she led Million Women Mentors, a movement to increase the confidence and interest of women and girls to pursue STEM careers and leadership opportunities through the power of mentoring. Prior to her work at STEMconnector, Ashley led strategic communications and policy at the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute, where she supported the implementation of research into policy and practice to improve education for students in urban schools.

Her passion for social impact and equity stems from a six-year teaching career in Chicago, where she taught English in both urban and suburban schools. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Science in Adolescent Language Arts Education from Miami University of Ohio and a Master of Education in Education Policy and Management from Harvard University.