Dr. Anderson brings 30 years of experience in the government, private sector, and the policy community. He was one of the early pioneers in developing Homeland Security policy and stood up the Center for Strategic and International Studies' (CSIS) Homeland Security Program shortly after 9/11. His work in this area helped shape our country's thinking about how to create the Department of Homeland Security and about how to protect our critical infrastructure. In addition to advising Administration officials, Dr. Anderson testified frequently at various congressional hearings.

Dr. Anderson developed and executed Lucent Technologies–Bell Labs' government business strategy as Vice President of their Washington Operations. While there he focused on communications technologies for the public safety community. His strategy and skills at collaboration and developing strategic partnerships led to significant growth for Lucent during the four years he was there. Prior to his work at CSIS and at Lucent, Dr. Anderson was a career Marine Corps officer with International Security and Defense Policy experience as well as counter terrorism experience.

In addition to his undergraduate degree, Dr. Anderson holds Masters degrees in Public Administration and International Relations and a Ph.D in Education from George Mason University.