Born and educated in the United Kingdom, Anne immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 22. She worked as an executive assistant for various intellectual property law firms in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. She held leadership positions in several volunteer organizations, including The Junior League of Northern Virginia, Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia, Dominion Guild, and National Capital Lawyers Auxiliary. At present she is on the board of American Lawyers Alliance, whose mission is to foster understanding and respect for the American legal system. She enjoys reading, gardening, and traveling. She joined the Women’s Fund in 2022. She and her husband Al retired to Santa Barbara in 2016 from Virginia. They have one daughter, who lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.