Anna Platt

Anna is the senior manager, government relations practice.  In this role, she serves as the primary contact to members and the broader public affairs community on government relations best practices, trends and strategies, and manages multiple programs, resources and member services that fall under that umbrella.

Anna joined the Council in June 2022 after working at Research!America, a nonprofit health, medical and scientific advocacy alliance, for several years, first as senior manager of policy and advocacy and then as director of membership.

Before her time at Research!America, Anna worked on Capitol Hill for almost a decade, in both the House and Senate, most recently serving as a legislative director.  Her career also includes time in the Scottish Affairs Office at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Anna serves on the board of the Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN), the only national organization [nonpartisan 501(c)(3)] with the sole focus of preparing college women and marginalized gender groups for leadership in the public policy arena.

A native of Pennsylvania, Anna holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from Bucknell University and a master’s in government from Johns Hopkins University.