Annette is a versatile strategic advisor with a unique blend of corporate strategy and public affairs expertise, including extensive experience at the United Nations. Annette served as a Senior Advisor to the UN Office for Partnerships under the leadership of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and was instrumental in convening some of the most significant high-level, multi-stakeholder dialogues related to public-private partnerships at the UN and around the world. Annette designed, curated and implemented global multi-stakeholder policy, advocacy and outreach programs and campaigns in support of the UN Secretary-General’s global development priorities to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She is a former Special Advisor to the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy and remains a Special Advisor to the Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. In 2016, Annette launched Decade Citizen, a strategic advisory boutique assisting corporations and social investors build sustainability, legacy, philanthropic, and pro-social initiatives.
Annette is the former Director of International Relations for the New York City 2012 Olympic Bid Committee and former Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO of Vivendi Universal. She was selected as one of 200 “Most Powerful Minds” by Forbes Woman in 2013 and 2014.