William C. "Bill" Anderson was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) from 2005 to 2008.
Bill Anderson was born in Syracuse, New York and educated at Washington College, receiving a B.A. in History in 1980.[1] He then attended the Syracuse University College of Law, receiving a J.D. in 1983.[2]
Anderson then spent several years working in a variety of financial and tax consulting positions at Merrill Lynch, Arthur Andersen, and Ryder.[3] He spent 1989-90 studying in the master's program in international business at the University of Miami School of Business Administration, but did not complete the degree.[4] In September 1990, he joined General Electric as Senior Counsel - Environmental, Health and Safety, a position he held until November 2005.[5]
In 2005, President of the United States George W. Bush nominated Anderson to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics), and, after Senate confirmation, Anderson held this office from November 2005 until August 2008.[6]
Upon leaving government service in 2008, Anderson founded his own consulting firm, Anderson Global Innovation Group, Inc.[7] He was appointed to the Advisory Board of Hyperion Power Generation in August 2009.[8]
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| Preceded by Nelson F. Gibbs |
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) November 2005 – August 2008 |
Succeeded by Terry A. Yonkers |