Annie Falk Blecher is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and works on poverty alleviation by educating disadvantaged youth. She manages the business development department for Community & Individual Development Association and the Maharishi Institute, a nonprofit organization in the "virtually free" education movement in South Africa. Her work includes marketing and fundraising.
Annie worked in Beijing and San Francisco with the nonprofit organizations Center for Wellness & Achievement in Education, Stress-Free Schools and the David Lynch Foundation. In 2005, she completed a B.A. in Digital Media, and in 2014 an MBA, at Maharishi University of Management (MUM). She is also a certified teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique.