Anne O'Brien

Anne O'Brien serves as the Chief of Staff and Global Head of Brand & Corporate Communications at CFA Institute since July 2016, leading media relations and brand management for the global association of investment professionals. Prior experience includes serving as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Interactive Data Corporation, where responsibilities encompassed internal and external communications for a data services leader, and as an independent consultant specializing in marketing and business development for notable clients such as Bloomberg Markets and National Geographic. O'Brien has also held significant roles at SourceMedia Inc. as EVP of Marketing, Euromoney Institutional Investor as Director of Marketing, and Thomson Media as Publisher of American Banker, among other positions at Thomson Financial. O'Brien holds a B.Ed (Hons) in English, Education, and History from Coláiste Phádraig.