About Anne
CEO | BOARD MEMBER | AUTHOR | PROFESSOR | MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
Anne is a transformative business leader with over three decades of experience in the technology and business sectors. She is the Lead Director on the Board of FranklinCovey (NYSE: FC) and serves on the Boards of 3M (NYSE: MMM) and CSX (NASDAQ: CSX). Additionally, Anne is a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
As the first woman of color CEO in AT&T’s history, Anne led AT&T Business, a $35 billion global unit with over 35,000 employees, through significant market challenges. Her expertise spans product management, marketing, sales, and operations.
Recognized by Fortune as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business and by Forbes on their CEO Next List, Anne is also the first Asian American inducted into the Dallas Business Hall of Fame.
As a lifelong learner committed to inspiration and impact, Anne engages with local, national, and global audiences through keynotes, panel discussions, and published works. She is the author of the forthcoming book LEAD BIGGER: The Transformative Power of Inclusion (September 2024) and the best-selling co-author of The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias: How to Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams.
Anne holds B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in Electrical Engineering, an MBA with Distinction from Cornell University, and is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music’s Pre-College Division.