As the first woman of color CEO in AT&T’s 140+ year history, she led AT&T Business, a $35B global operating unit comprised of 35,000 people.  Anne is currently Lead Director on the Board of Directors of FranklinCovey, a company dedicated to organizational transformation through leadership, execution, and culture and serves on the Boards of Directors of 3M, a company focused on applying science in collaborative ways to improve the daily lives of people around the world, and CSX, a leading supplier of rail-based freight transportation in North America. She is also a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Executive Education at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Anne has been widely recognized for her role model inclusive leadership, driving success at the intersection of people, culture, and technology.  She has been named to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business twice, Forbes inaugural CEO Next List of Leaders set to revolutionize American business, and Light Reading’s Most Inspiring Woman in Communications. Her recent accolades include being recognized by The Johnson School at Cornell University with the L. Joseph Thomas Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement, being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in Business by the Dallas Business Journal and becoming the first Asian American to be inducted into the Dallas Business Hall of Fame since its inception in 1999.

As a lifelong learner committed to inspiration and sustainable impact, Anne has launched into the next stage of her career, which she refers to as “rewirement”.  She is passionate about engaging with current and future leaders, teams, and audiences through her work as The Rewired CEO, where her unique insights power connection and culture with a future forward lens and emphasis on sustainable, agile growth.