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Martin began her collegiate athletic career as a member of the Smith swimming and diving team. In her first year, she qualified for the National Division III Championships in the 400 IM. After being introduced to rowing on Paradise Pond, Martin fell in love with the sport and switched from swimming to rowing in her sophomore year. During her senior season, she was the six-seat in the Varsity Lightweight Eight boat that captured the Eastern Sprints crown in 1983. She went on to win a bronze medal in the Lightweight Women's Single event at the Rowing World Championships in Hazewinkel, Belgium in 1985 - the first year lightweight rowers were represented in the Rowing World Championships. Anne claimed the gold medal in the Lightweight Four at the 1986 World Championships in Nottingham, England. After finishing fourth in the 1988 World Championships in the Lightweight Single event, Martin set out to gain a seat on the Olympic team in the Heavyweight Quadruple Sculls. She and her teammates stroked to a 9th place finish in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Martin held the record in both the Lightweight Single sculls and Lightweight Four sculls at the Head of the Charles for several years.

Anne is currently the Chief Investment Officer for Wesleyan University, where she manages the $950 milllion endowment. She serves on the Investment Committee for Smith College, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, and Choate Rosemary Hall. Martin also served as director and Co-Chair of the National Rowing Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to preparing the next generation of U.S. Rowers for the highest levels of international competition.