Ashley Harris

Vice President — Timberland Investments

Ashley serves as Vice President – Timberland Investments for Molpus Woodlands Group, which has been a part of the Gresham House group since June 2026. He has more than 20 years of experience in the timberland investment sector. In his current role, Ashley leads Molpus’s acquisition team, overseeing the identification, valuation, due diligence, and execution of timberland investment opportunities. Since joining Molpus, he has overseen the acquisition of more than 475,000 acres of timberland representing over $1 billion in transaction value. He is also a member of the Global Investment Committee and North American Investment Committee.

Prior to joining Molpus, Ashley was a partner with the law firm of Adams and Reese LLP. His practice focused primarily on forestry, real estate and financing transactions. During Ashley’s practice, he represented timberland management companies in acquisitions and sales of timberland along with timberland related issues such as complex structuring on acquisitions and dispositions, financing of acquisitions, fiber supply agreements, natural resource opportunities (solar, wind, mineral and carbon), environmental issues and conservation easements.

Ashley is a graduate of Mississippi State University (B.A. Banking and Finance, 2000) and the University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2003).

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