Robert Ashford

Robert Ashford is a recovery scientist and the co-founder and CEO of RecoveryLink, a Philadelphia-based digital platform that helps people and organizations find and deliver peer-based recovery support around the clock. With a PhD in health policy and an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania, he has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers, founded the Journal of Recovery Science, and advised SAMHSA and the Philadelphia Mayor's Task Force on the opioid epidemic. He also serves as Executive Director of Unity Recovery, building tools and language that treat recovery as a measurable, fundable field rather than an afterthought.