Anne founded Universal Strategies in 1999 as an international business, government relations, trade and specialty environmental consulting company.Returning to the company in 2021 after a 13 year leadership position with the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, Anne brings more than 45 years of experience in the global marketplace with senior government and private sector business and trade positions. Anne is a seasoned leader with a reputation as a “go to” problem solver bringing clear thinking to complex situations for large and small business clients. She has a strong background in government relations, international trade, business development, environmental solutions, inward investment, government procurement, waste recovery and manufacturing.Anne is a global thinker with a substantial network of global contacts in government, business and industry. She has led numerous trade missions worldwide and organized high level business, trade and procurement events including events at the White House and at USA and foreign embassies. At Universal Strategies Limited she leads a team that specializes in business development, government relations and international trade with a particular focus on Australia and AUKUS opportunities.A well-known leader, innovator and business developer in the global tire and waste tire industry, in 1989 Anne was called on by the UK Government to lead the national solution for the nation’s waste tire recovery problem. She successfully developed, financed and operated an $86 million waste tire fueled power station in Wolverhampton, West Midlands UK. To accomplish this, she brought the entire UK tire industry together to support a national program for the environmentally friendly recovery of waste tires. Along with being the initial developer and investor, she attracted a major equity investment of US$25 million and debt financing of US$61 million.Anne was recognized by tire industry and awarded the Tire Industry Pioneer Award for her innovation and leadership in waste tire recovery. She was the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner by the Hartford Business Journal. Her businesses and achievements have been highlighted in articles in international publications including The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The (London)Telegraph and Dunn and Bradstreet Reports. She has been recognized twice by the US Congress for her support of USA businesses and employment of veterans.