Anne Chow
Ms. Chow was appointed as a director of the Company in March 2016. In her prior role, as the first woman of color CEO in AT&T’s 140+ year history Anne led AT&T Business, a $35B global operating unit comprised of more than 30,000 people. She was appointed to this role in 2019. Anne is a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Executive Education at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Reflective of her impact in driving success at the intersection of people, culture, and technology, she was named to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business twice, Forbes inaugural CEO Next List of Leaders set to revolutionize American business, Most Inspiring Woman in Communications by Light Reading, and received a Gold Stevie Award as Female Executive of the Year – Business Services. As a lifelong learner committed to inspiration and impact, Anne engages with audiences through keynotes, panel discussions, and published works. She is the national best-selling author of LEAD BIGGER: The Transformative Power of Inclusion by Simon & Schuster. She holds B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in Electrical Engineering as well as an MBA with Distinction from Cornell University and is a graduate of the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School of Music.