Anne Devlin

Brainstormer, Business adviser, Business leader, Business mentor, Change Agent, Connector, Finance professional, Idea generator, Life mentor, Parent, Sales specialist

Anne Devlin spent nearly three decades at J.P. Morgan Chase, rising to Managing Director and Global Head of Client Skills Training for Asset & Wealth Management. She built and led global learning strategies for one of the world’s largest financial institutions, combining institutional sales experience with a deep commitment to developing people at scale. Prior to her role running sales training globally, she and her sales teams raised more than $40 billion while covering institutional clients. Today, Anne serves on the AI Advisory Board of Multiverse, the UK-founded edtech company reshaping the path from education to employment through professional apprenticeships. Multiverse has trained more than 20,000 learners in AI, data, and digital skills and partners with more than 1,500 companies to rethink how talent is built and deployed. Anne works at the intersection of leadership, learning, and the future of work, advising organizations across the private and public sectors on how AI can elevate human potential rather than replace it. Closer to home, she co-leads the TEDxYouth@Chatham license, where she has curated and coached young speakers for nearly a decade, helping the next generation find their voice on stage. A magna cum laude graduate of Haverford College and member of Phi Beta Kappa, Anne studied English literature while happily wandering into physics and math classrooms along the way. She lives in Chatham, New Jersey with her husband, two children, and her pandemic puppy, Lenny. (He is not especially well trained, but he is wildly confident.)

Helping people become outstanding communicators. The future of education and the future of work.

Belonging is a performance multiplier.

Ten years ago, I walked into my first TED conference thinking I was there to learn. I had been generating revenue and building people at scale for one of the largest financial institutions in the world, yet I felt empty in a way I could not quite name. I went to TED to fill my cup. What I found instead was something far more profound. I found a room full of people brave enough to share ideas that reshaped how I saw my work, my relationships, and myself. It became the most meaningful professional and personal connection point of my career. Since that first experience, I have attended more than a dozen TED conferences across the ecosystem, including TEDWomen, TEDGlobal, and the flagship TED conference. I also co-lead TEDxYouth@Chatham and have helped host eight TEDx events, coaching young speakers as they develop and share their ideas on stage. I arrived at TED as a participant and left with a community. A decade later, TED is no longer simply a conference I attend. It is a source of belonging, collaboration, and the kind of human connection that can change the trajectory of a life.

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