Ann Givens

Assistant Director - Learning Strategy @Northwestern Mutual

Milwaukee, WI, US

Learning Experience Design team leader focused on developing, coaching, and leading Learning Experience Designers responsible for project management, course creation, assessment, and reporting. In addition to team leadership, I work directly with cross-functional partners to develop learning strategies to best serve our field teams, including content, delivery, and assessment plans. In 2022 and 2023, I played a key role in the development and successful launch of a cutting-edge proprietary assessment tool. This resource, paired with debrief sessions, provided personalized insights to the top 100 firms at Northwestern Mutual. This resulted in data-driven decisions that supported their business growth and focused team management efforts.In 2024, I partnered with the Talent Acquisition and Growth (TAG) team, to launch the new CRF Internship program and build the multi-channel training approach for the NM Talent Launch, a new distribution-wide talent platform.In 2025 I was promoted to lead the full Field Learning and Development team, including leading leaders of Instructional Designers and Digital Asset Designers, where we co-created clear design processes, best practices, updated project management tools, and created individual and group team development opportunities in alignment with team surveys.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Bachelor of Music