By Dr. Julie Ducharme
When Anne Chow became the CEO of AT&T Business
in 2019, she made history. She wasn’t just the first
woman to lead that division of the
telecommunications giant—she was also the first
woman of color to ever serve as CEO of any AT&T
business unit in the company’s over 140-year
history. With $35 billion in annual revenue under her
purview and over 35,000 employees reporting to
her, Anne’s leadership wasn’t just groundbreaking—it
was transformative.
But what makes Anne’s story truly compelling isn’t
just the numbers. It’s how she leads—with
conviction, authenticity, and a firm belief that
inclusion is not a buzzword, but a business
imperative. Through her decades-long rise from
engineer to executive, she has become a defining
voice on inclusive leadership, organizational culture,
and what it means to lead bigger.
LEADING BIGGER THROUGH
INCLUSION, CULTURE, AND
COURAGE