Annie Dean

Annie Dean is VP of Team Anywhere at Atlassian. Previously, she was Director of Remote Work at Facebook where she oversaw global strategy on remote work and the development of the remote work program. She is a globally recognized expert on remote and flexible working whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Cheddar TV, and more.

Prior to joining Facebook, Annie led new ways of working advisory as a Vice President at Deloitte. In 2016, Annie cofounded Werk.co, a remote working and flexibility data and analytics startup. Werk.co raised $5M in venture capital to support the Fortune 500 in strategically adopting the future of work; it was acquired in 2020.

Annie began her career on Wall Street as a corporate attorney representing institutional lenders in billions of dollars of transactions secured by real estate. She earned her BA summa cum laude from Syracuse University and her law degree from Fordham University. Annie is the proud parent of two beautiful sons, one with Kabuki Syndrome. She is a cofounder of the Kabuki Syndrome Foundation.