Anne Riley

Anne Riley, born in Richland, Washington, is the eleventh of twelve children and grew up in Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from Illinois State University in 1981 with a degree in Accounting, earning the prestigious Bone Scholar award. She married her high school sweetheart , moved to the West Coast, and started a family. She earned an MBA from Portland State University. For many years, she balanced family life with a career in various industries, including technology, teaching, and finance, before retiring in 2011. Influenced by Michael Rothschild's Bionomics, Riley developed a theory known as the Ideasphere, exploring the parallels between human and ecological systems. Her theory is articulated in her novel DINA: Nature's Case for Democracy and a forthcoming non-fiction book The Human Idea, Earth's Newest Ecosystem. Riley's writing, characterized by humor and depth, aims to engage and improve the lives of her readers.