About
Annie Dean is Chief Strategy Officer at CBRE and previously served as VP of Team Anywhere at Atlassian and Director of Remote Work at Facebook, where she focused on global remote work strategy. Earlier in her career she was a Vice President at Deloitte and a corporate attorney on Wall Street, and in 2016 she cofounded Werk.co, a remote work data and analytics startup that raised $5M and was acquired in 2020. She holds a BA from Syracuse University and a law degree from Fordham University.
Invests in
Future of Work
Experience
- Columbia Business SchoolAdjunct Professor - Organizational AIcurrent2026 — present
- Kabuki Syndrome FoundationCo-founder & Board Membercurrent2016 — presentNew York, United States
- CBREChief Strategy Officer, Building Operations + Experience2025 — 2026New York, United States
- AtlassianVP, Workplace + Future of Work Transformation2022 — 2025New York, United States
- FacebookDirector of Remote Work2020 — 2022New York, United States
- DeloitteVice President2020New York City
- Werk.coCofounder and Co CEO (acquired)2016 — 2020New York City
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLPAssociate2014 — 2016
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPAssociate2010 — 2014
Colleagues at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Akshay Nathan
Engineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Andrew Furman
Software Developer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Aron Szanto
Head of Technology at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Ben Slater
Chief Marketing Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Beth Clymer
President, Chief Operating Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Brian Benedict
Co-Founder & CRO at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Brian Fishbein
Chief Investment Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Chris Lloyd
Senior Strategy Lead at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Annie Dean?
- Annie Dean is Chief Strategy Officer at CBRE and previously served as VP of Team Anywhere at Atlassian and Director of Remote Work at Facebook, where she focused on global remote work strategy. Earlier in her career she was a Vice President at Deloitte and a corporate attorney on Wall Street, and in 2016 she cofounded Werk.co, a remote work data and analytics startup that raised $5M and was acquired in 2020. She holds a BA from Syracuse University and a law degree from Fordham University.
- Where does Annie Dean work?
- Annie Dean is Advisor Partner at Asymmetric Capital Partners.
- What does Annie Dean invest in?
- Annie Dean invests in Future of Work.
- Where did Annie Dean go to school?
- Annie Dean studied at Fordham University School of Law (Juris Doctor); Syracuse University (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science; Art History).
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