Anna is a Founding Director and Chair of the Grevillea Foundation.

In 2025 Anna, with her daughter Lily, led the landmark philanthropic donation from the Ainsworth family of AU$50M for the establishment of the Ainsworth Endometriosis Research Institute (AERI) at the University of New South Wales.

Anna is also a business owner and Community Development Director of Eden Gardens, with keen interest in building community programs as an integral part of a commercial business. Anna has over twenty years of experience working with charitable and educational organisations, developing and supporting programs to improve the quality of life in the wider community. She has a particular interests and experience in supporting disadvantaged youth and health equity, following an early career as a paediatric physiotherapist.

Anna’s current Board roles include Director of Eden Gardens & Garden Centres Pty Ltd; Director Botanicals Pty Ltd; Chair of Eden Foundation Philanthropic Ancillary Fund. She was formerly a director and Chair of Father Chris Riley’s Youth Off the Streets Pty Ltd; and Director North West Business Education Network. Anna is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Anna has a Masters in Science, International Institute of Restorative Practice, PA, USA; Graduate Sydney Leadership Program, Benevolent Society, Sydney; Postgraduate Diploma Physiotherapy, Cumberland College of Health Services, Sydney; and Bachelor of Science, University of New South Wales.