Annie Riordan holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy), a Graduate Certificate in Corporate Governance, a Master of Business Administration, and is a Certified Practicing Accountant. Previous roles included manager of corporate services at Cook Shire Council Queensland and City of Port Lincoln South Australia, and management positions in the civil construction industry. Ms Riordan was also involved in the LGMA Propeller (Emerging Leaders) Program in Queensland in 2010 and represented LGMA WA as an international exchange participant to British Colombia, Canada in 2012. In 2014, she travelled on a scholarship to Japan with the CLAIR Local Government Cooperation and Exchange Seminar.