Mr. Frank Anderson is President of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), an award-winning corporate university. In the 2002, he was recognized in the Corporate University best-in-Class (CUBIC) Awards as Corporate University Leader of the Year and DAU was selected as Best Overall Corporate University; Best Virtual Corporate University / Best Use of Technology; and Runner-up Most Innovative Corporate University.  DAU was also selected by the United States Distance Learning Association for multiple e Learning best practice awards for 2002 (also in 2005). In 2003, DAU won the coveted Brandon Hall Gold Medal Award for Excellence in e-Learning Best Practices for its Performance Learning Model (PLM). In 2004, Frank Anderson was selected  Chief Learning Officer of the Year by Chief Learning Officer magazine and DAU was recognized with additional awards for Learning Innovation and Strategic Alignment (again in 2006) in the magazine’s annual Learning in Practice Awards competition.   On November 16, 2004, Mr. Anderson received the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award - the highest given by the Secretary of Defense to career employees whose careers reflect exceptional devotion to duty and extremely significant contributions.

In 2004, DAU was selected as the top corporate university in America by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Best Award.  Recently in September 2005 and 2006, DAU was selected by Leadership Excellence magazine for the best Leadership Development Program in the military / government sector.  Finally, DAU was selected in 2006 as, “Best Overall Corporate University,” “Best Mature Corporate University,” and as, “Best Virtual Corporate University.”   In addition, Frank Anderson was again selected as “Corporate University Leader of the Year for 2006”.  The Corporate University Best in Class (CUBIC) awards honor, recognize and promote corporate universities or training and development departments that demonstrate true best practices.  CUBIC Award winners are viewed as the benchmark for their profession, setting standards of excellence for all training organizations.

Mr. Anderson is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management College, Air Command Staff College, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and has a masters and bachelors degree (Cum Laude) in business.  He is a retired Brigadier General, United States Air Force. He previously served as Vice President of Defense Acquisition University and led the strategic planning process that shaped the current DAU reengineering initiatives.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Contract Management Association, the Washington Area Corporate University Consortium, and is a Trustee for the Contract Management Institute.