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
Education
- Fordham University School of LawJuris Doctor2007 — 2010
- Syracuse UniversityBachelor of Arts, Political Science; Art History2003 — 2007
Same school
Also attended Fordham University School of Law24
Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesBruce TaraginManaging Director at Blumberg CapitalJohn HornbostelCounsel at Medical Excellence CapitalMario KranjacSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsDavid GoldbergBoard Partner at Alpaca VCVivian HadisManaging Principal, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Odyssey Investment Partners
+ 18 more
Also attended Syracuse University72
Peter HébertPartner and Co-Founder at Lux CapitalMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersJackPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesBarbara BernsteinChief Human Resources Officer, Partner at Magnetar AI VenturesCraig WeaverLP · Investment Committee at ALIAVIA VenturesRobert MervinePrincipal, Investments at Capital One Ventures
+ 66 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Columbia Business School86
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalGraham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauCharlie RexfordChief of Staff to CEO at Sapphire VenturesSiddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersHalle TeccoFounder, Rock Health & Natalist at Giant Ventures Global LlpFlorin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
+ 80 more
Also worked at CBRE46
Sam KingAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesJesse FastInvestor at Side Door VenturesMax Von PoelnitzPartner at Foothill VenturesHarry BrodyInvestor at Maor InvestmentsElla HarrisonSenior Investment Associate at Mercuri.vcSonny TaiFounder, Acuate | Serial Entrepreneur at Vetted Accelerator
+ 40 more
Also worked at Atlassian42
Asanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCScott RubinVenture Partner at Lux CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Aileen AllenPartner at Mercury Fund
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Engineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Alexander Blessing
Engineering Leader 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