Ann Oliveri helps mission-driven entrepreneurs, organizations, and communities become engines of knowledge and learning, problem-solving and innovation, social change and wealth creation by:

• Aligning interests through business strategy and integrated marketing communications;
• Synchronizing grassroots leadership and project teams through visioning, branding, and culture; and,
• Creating new platforms for corporate, government, and civic leaders to connect, serve, and succeed.

Experienced Executive and Trusted Adviser

For the last 15 years, Ann served as an executive of the Urban Land Institute, a 501(c)(3) think tank formed in 1936 for those working in real estate development and community building, in private enterprise and public service, from Wall Street to Main Street.

Hired to create a marketing perspective at ULI in August 1992, Ann expanded that vision to include organizational and leadership development, branding and e-marketing, media relations and corporate communications.

Growing Power and Influence

During Ann’s tenure, ULI transformed from a $9 million, 12,000 member U.S. 501(c)(3) business networking club with 65 employees to a $52 million distributed network of 38,000 members and 200 employees worldwide.  As Senior Vice President for Strategic Development, Ann was instrumental in:

• Positioning ULI as a leader in the Smart Growth movement and organizing developers to fight sprawl;
• Empowering local, ad hoc, entrepreneurial groups with ULI’s mission, brand, and vision; and,
• Establishing a respected Web presence, media relations, e-communications, and call center operation.

Based in Washington, DC, since 1976, Ann has developed new products, new programs, and new partnerships to advance the missions of a variety of organizations, including the American Institute of Architects and the National Association of Home Builders.

Serving the Association Community

Named a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives and Center for Association Leadership in 2006, Ann serves on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Association Leadership.  Ann became a Certified Association Executive (CAE) in 1998.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Ann benefited from a Benedictine secondary education, earned a BA in journalism from Creighton University and MBA in marketing from the George Washington University.