Mary Anne L. Graf is known for her passion for helping organizations and individuals; her ability to connect the disparate dots of current events, organizational concerns, strategy and business development, finance/economics, and marketing, always adding a sense of humor and perspective. Over three  decades, Mary Anne has assisted organizations in the US and abroad to improve engagement, brand, share and margin, particularly in service and product lines that require successful team and multidisciplinary coordination.

She studied healthcare, business and leadership at the Universities of Utah, Virginia, and Notre Dame, and at Northwestern, and has served as graduate level faculty at three universities. She has written two books, both published by a large international publisher, and speaks and presents extensively to audiences ranging from small departments workshops to keynotes with thousands of individuals.
 
Mary Anne lives outside Charlotte, NC, with her husband, Paul, a recovering attorney, and assorted fur-eluting pets, which at various times included a gender-indeterminate tarantula and a 24-year-old one-eyed warrior diva cat. (The cat won.) Paul and mag have two adult sons, both Millennials, and a Gen Z grandson. She is a news junkie, reviewing up to a dozen very different new media sources daily. Her personal interests include almost any type of music, swimming, reading, and anything Notre Dame, Irish or Japanese. With over seven million total lifetime airline miles, travel is also in the equation.