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Anne Wintroub Highlight
With innovating comes a certain human connection. You have to know what people need in order to innovate. You have to really connect and respect people.
About Anne
- Attended the University of California, Davis where I received my bachelor’s degree in American studies and English.
- Immediately after graduating, I moved to New York City and attended New York University where I received my master’s degree in performance studies.
- In school, my main interests were thinking in interdisciplinary ways and making connections between subjects and projects, which has influenced me throughout my career.
- Began my career in public broadcasting where I worked at various PBS stations in New York City, Boston, and San Francisco.
- After five years in that industry, my passion for education and ensuring people had access to information led me to working as a Deputy Director for the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
- With little qualifications, I managed to get a job leading the corporate social responsibility efforts in California for AT&T, an opportunity that came out of nowhere.
- I'm now the Director of Social Innovation for the AT&T Foundation where I've helped develop the Aspire Accelerator, providing resources and support for startups in the ed-tech sector.
- In 2012, I founded The Augie Fund, inspired by my son, who has an eye condition called amblyopia—the nonprofit helps other families with inadequate insurance pay for glasses.
