Phil
Anderson

Mr. Anderson has more than 30 years of experience advising senior government officials, defense leaders, and C-suite executives at major U.S. and multinational companies on defense, national security, and strategic public affairs. His work focuses on strengthening U.S. military readiness, defense industrial capacity, and resilience across the national security enterprise. He serves on the Advisory Council of the Global SOF Foundation, the national military association representing the special operations community, and chairs its SOF Policy Committee, directing strategic engagement with Congress, the Administration, the Department of War, and allied partners.

Throughout his career, Mr. Anderson has built and led multidisciplinary teams across government, industry, military, and nonprofit sectors, aligning policy, operations, and communications to execute complex initiatives and deliver durable strategic outcomes. His public service includes senior roles on Capitol Hill and in the Reagan and Bush 41 White House, where he supported defense, national security, and domestic policy initiatives across several administrations. Mr. Anderson represented U.S. interests abroad in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America and Europe during his time in government. In 2002, Mr. Anderson founded Navigators Global, a leading Washington, D.C.-based issues management firm. He is the Founder and President of SOF Action, the leading organization advocating for the tools, authorities, and resources necessary to ensure our special operations community remains the most competitive, capable and credible force in the world.

Mr. Anderson is also the founder and President of BuildStrong America, the nation’s leading organization focused on energy security, infrastructure resilience, and emergency response. In March of 2022, just after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anderson founded the Ukraine Freedom Alliance, a group of American patriots, service organizations, and industry partners providing critical aid to Ukraine. Throughout his tenure as the President and Managing Principal of Navigators Global, Mr. Anderson served as a trusted strategic advisor to CEOs, boards, and senior leadership teams for hundreds of clients.