Anne Patrone graduated from Harvard College in 2004 with a degree in the History of Art and Architecture. She had completed a number of internships in historical preservation while still in college, and though the original goal was to apply her degree to this pursuit, life took a different turn. After working abroad in a completely unrelated field, Anne turned towards city planning and completed her Master's Degree in City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina. After graduation, she headed back to London, where she worked for the city's transportation planning authority (Transport for London) for over five years. Now a confirmed transportation nerd, she has returned to her roots in the New York area to work out the next step in her career.

"A degree in HAA gave me a great foundation to move into city planning, once I decided I had more interest in studying buildings' urban surroundings, rather than simply the architecture itself. My classes always considered the overall context of a work of art or architecture, spurring my curiosity about the social and political forces that shaped it. It's fantastic to be able to look back on my research project with Professor Neil Levine studying future plans for the World Trade Center site in Manhattan - and to now be involved in the planning community that is taking part in the rebuilding!"