Anne Solmssen

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Chief Technology Officer at Ethena

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Overview

Anne Solmssen is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Ethena, a compliance training platform. She leads the technical and product development teams. A Harvard University computer science graduate, she previously served as a Tech Lead at Mark43, where she helped scale the engineering team significantly.

Anne is a vocal advocate for creating better and more collaborative workplace cultures. She co-founded Harvard Women in Computer Science, demonstrating an early commitment to supporting women in technology. Personally, she is interested in emerging technologies and is looking forward to fully autonomous vehicles.

She was featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her work in revolutionizing compliance training.

Personality Overview

Believer

Full Of Energy

Imaginative

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

Compliance Training
As the co-founder and CTO of Ethena, her primary focus is on creating modern, engaging compliance training for companies like Netflix, Figma, and Zendesk.
Ethical Management
Ethena recently partnered with Ethisphere to launch an ethical management course, highlighting her focus on improving workplace culture through better leadership.
Product Development
She leads Ethena's product development, focusing on creating a platform that is user-friendly and effective in changing workplace behavior.

Media Appearances

Anne has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2019
Chief Technology Officer at Ethena
Tech Lead at Mark43
2-2012 - 5-2014
Co-Founder at Harvard Women in Computer Science
Forward Deployed Engineer Intern at Palantir Technologies

Education

A.B. from Harvard University

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Insights For Selling To Anne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anne is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anne

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anne move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Anne take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Anne

Personality Compatibility


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