ABOUT ANITAM
I design learning systems that improve performance. The AI part is where things got interesting.
I'm a senior instructional designer and AI-in-L&D strategist embedded in enterprise financial services, where training has to be accurate, defensible, and actually used. My work sits at the intersection of learning design, performance consulting, and practical AI integration.
THE WORK
Currently, I lead learning transformation initiatives ...
across financial advisor onboarding, field enablement, and AI capability building at a Fortune 100 financial services organization. My projects range from curriculum redesign and needs analysis to AI-powered performance support tools and program evaluation.
Recent work includes designing a milestone-based readiness model that replaced a traditional time-based curriculum, building an AI-enabled coaching solution that surfaced performance trends for managers that won an internal innovation competition.
The bottomline: I focus on learning that connects to real performance outcomes, not just completion data.
Advisor Onboarding
Building readiness from day one.
Field Enablement
Equipping advisors to grow.
AI Capabilities
Practical AI skills for real work.
Performance Support
Tools & coaching that drive impact.
WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT LEARNING DESIGN
My Philosophy
I'm skeptical of trends that outrun the evidence. Not because I'm conservative, I'm often the person arguing for AI integration when others are still debating it, but because I've seen enough well-intentioned training fail to take "innovative" at face value.
Most performance gaps aren't training problems
The best design decision is often to identify what's actually blocking performance before building anything. A needs analysis that finds a workflow problem saves everyone six weeks of course development.
AI accelerates good strategy but doesn't replace it
The L&D teams getting real value from AI are the ones who started with clear performance gaps and worked backward. The teams chasing tools are producing more content, not better outcomes.
Measurement matters from the start
If you can't connect learning activity to a business outcome, you're either measuring the wrong things or measuring too late. I build evaluation into program design not as an afterthought at the end.
A LITTLE ABOUT HOW I GOT HERE
My Background
Over the past decade, I've worked with organizations ranging from international NGOs to Fortune 100 financial services firms. I've designed programs for financial professionals navigating FINRA requirements, advisors building client relationships under regulatory constraints, and L&D practitioners trying to figure out where AI actually fits into what they do.
I'm based in New York City and available for strategic consulting, advisory work, and speaking engagements.
Germany
Grew up in Germany where I discovered my passion for traveling.
United States
Moved to New York City and started career in the art world.
Vietnam
Moved to Saigon to embrace a new chapter in life.
Learning Design
Built online course & got M.Ed. in Learning Design & Tech.
Consulting
Transitioned into enterprise L&D consulting.
AI & Strategy
Focused on AI strategy & performance support at scale.
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, 700000