Edward Ashford

Ashford was one of the founders of the Progenitor Virus and the Umbrella Corporation...

Ashford was impressed with Trevor's work on Spencer Mansion...

Certainly, Edward Ashford was one of the founders of the "starting virus" and might be the greatest scientist ever since he established the T-virus plan...

If I remember correctly, "Edward Ashford" was one of the people who first discovered the "Starter Virus" and who originally planned creating the T-Virus...

Edward Ashford is infected with the Mother virus and passes away, his son Alexander becomes the new master of the Ashford family...