Ann Munson Steines currently serves in the position of executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Nordstrom, Inc. She joined Nordstrom in July 2019 and serves as a member of the executive team while overseeing the company’s legal and risk department.
Immediately prior to joining Nordstrom, she held the position of senior vice president, deputy general counsel for Macy’s, Inc., for approximately ten years. Steines joined Macy’s, Inc. (f/k/a Federated Department Stores, Inc.) in April 1998 as assistant counsel, employment law, and rose through positions of increasing responsibility. In March 2008, Macy’s Board of Directors elected Ann to the new position of vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant secretary.
Before Macy’s, Ann was a senior attorney in Richmond, Virginia, with the Overnite Transportation Company, a subsidiary of Union Pacific Corporation. Prior to that, she practiced with the law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ann began her legal career with Dinsmore & Shohl in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A native of Cincinnati, Ann received her B.S. with honors from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She received her law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law. Ann and her husband Mike have two children, Chuck and Samantha. Ann has been very active with various community and non-profit organizations. She is a past president and member of the board of trustees of Tender Mercies, Inc. (2002 –2011), a non-profit agency dedicated to providing permanent housing for mentally disabled individuals. Until her recent relocation to Seattle, she also served as: vice president and a member of the board of directors for Springer School and Center, which is dedicated to serving children with learning disabilities and providing resources to their parents and professionals; a member of the board of directors for the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the American Red Cross; a member of the board of the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati; and on the steering committee of the Greater Cincinnati Minority Counsel Program in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ann previously served on the president’s council of Cornell Women (2008 – 2013). Other diversity and inclusion related affiliations include: BLAC/CBA Round Table, member 1998 – 2005 (Secretary and Steering Committee 1998 – 2003); Call To Action Summit, Subcommittee member 2007 – 2009; Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (Planning Subcommittee Chair 2010 – Present and Membership Committee Subcommittee Chair 2009); and Stepping Stones Center (Board Member 1999 – 2002).