Anna Bower Richardson joined DirectWomen in April 2021. Prior to joining DirectWomen, Anna worked as a Field Coordinator for her Congresswoman’s successful reelection campaign. Anna has a legal background, having worked in prominent civil litigation firms in Connecticut since graduating high school. She is a founding member of Connecticut Community Foundation’s Women’s Giving Circle and serves on the Grant Review Committee and the Steering Committee.

Anna got her B.A. with honors from New York University, where she majored in Politics, minored in Psychology and Philosophy, and received the Presidential Honors Scholar award. Anna is the daughter of two attorneys and has enjoyed being surrounded by, and learning from, successful women lawyers throughout her life.