Anna is Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics, Director of the Growth Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), Deputy Director of the Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID), and an Associate of the Grantham Research Institute.

She currently serves as Industrial Strategy Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, having previously served as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers in HM Treasury (2024-25). She is also a member of the Royal Economic Society Council (2024-2029).

Her research focuses on the drivers of productivity and innovation in firms and regions, and in particular the role of skills and universities in explaining differences in economic performance. She also works on UK growth policy with a particular focus on environmentally sustainable and inclusive growth.

Anna completed her PhD in Economics at LSE in 2018 and started her professional career in audit and economic consulting at Deloitte.