Philip Anderson

Philip Anderson is senior vice president and director of the Homeland Security Institute (HIS), operated by Analytic Services Inc. He has 30 years of experience in the government, private sector, and policy community. In February 2007, he assumed his current responsibilities as the director of the HSI, the first congressionally chartered, federally funded, research and development center (FFRDC) for homeland security. Throughout his tenure as director, he has led the effort to expand HSI’s influence and impact across the Department of Homeland Security and beyond. His efforts directly contributed to Analytic Services Inc. winning a new FFRDC contract to continue operating HSI. Dr. Anderson was one of the early pioneers in developing homeland security policy and helped stand up the CSIS Homeland Security Program shortly after 9/11. His work in this area helped shape the country's thinking about how to create the Department of Homeland Security and how to protect critical infrastructure. In addition to advising administration officials, he is relied on by media outlets for expert analysis on policy issues relating to the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, and he has testified at numerous congressional hearings.

Dr. Anderson developed and executed Lucent Technologies–Bell Labs' government business strategy as vice president for 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 Lucent, he was a career officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, with significant command experience, as well as international security, defense policy, and counterterrorism experience. In addition to his undergraduate degree, he holds masters degrees in public administration and international relations and a Ph.D. in education from George Mason University.