Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (known as Anne) is the President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England. A social enterprise for over 100 years, Goodwill at its core reflects economic, social and environmental sustainability, with a focus on connecting people to marketplace employment. 

During Anne's talk, she will share stories from her life and her career, including her experiences so far at Goodwill, to illustrate both the challenges and opportunities for leaders working across all sectors who seek to build a shared sense of responsibility, security, inclusion and community.

Anne began her career in Kentucky, where she joined the faculty of Western Kentucky University; there she taught museum studies and worked on the staff of The Kentucky Museum for almost eight years. In 1983, she moved to Chicago as a freelance collection consultant. She was later named the first director of the Center for Scandinavian Studies at North Park College in Chicago.

In 1987, Anne refocused her efforts to pursue her lifelong interest in politics, working for the Democratic National Committee. In 1989 she managed Senator Paul Simon’s Chicago office and his 1990 re-election campaign. The following year, she was a consultant for the “Daley for Mayor” campaign. In 1991, she became the first executive director of the Museums in the Park, an organization representing the political interest of the nine museums located on Chicago Park District land.

From 1996 through 1998, she served as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Program Development for the City of Chicago, and in January 1998, she began as executive director of The Brain Research Foundation, an affiliate of The University of Chicago. In 2001, when Boeing relocated to Chicago, Anne became director of Community and Education Relations for Boeing’s Corporate Offices. In 2006, she was named vice president of Global Corporate Citizenship, an enterprise-wide responsibility.

Anne chairs The Roosevelt Institute in New York and serves on the Board of Net Impact. She is a Fellow at the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and serves as a Trustee at Roosevelt University.

Raised in Pasadena, California, Anne graduated from Stanford University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art and art history, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a Master of Science degree in library science.

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