Lieutenant Colonel Ashley Gardiner is an Instructor of Economics at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. LTC Gardiner received his commission as an Aviation Officer after graduating from the University of Vermont in 2003. During his time in the operational Army he served in the Special Operations Aviation community for nearly 10 years, commanding twice in the Army’s only Special Operations Aviation Regiment and deploying more than 10 times. Prior to coming to West Point LTC Gardiner received his MBA from Harvard Business School, he is married to Erin Gardiner, herself an Army and combat veteran, and has three daughters.