Steven C. Anderson

Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, CAE, IOM is President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), a position he assumed in 2007. He represents and is the chief spokesperson for an industry that has annual sales of more than $1 trillion, employs more than 3.2 million individuals, and works with suppliers and other partners to help meet the health, wellness, and daily needs of patients and consumers across America. Nearly all Americans (91%) live within five miles of a retail pharmacy.

Anderson also serves as Chairman of the NACDS Foundation, whose mission is to utilize and support education, research, and charitable involvement to help people improve their health and quality of life through an understanding of medication therapy and the importance of taking medications appropriately.

Before joining NACDS, Anderson was President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Restaurant Association for eight years. Prior to that Anderson held management positions at the American Frozen Food Institute for 20 years, having served as President and Chief Executive Officer for 10 years.

He holds the IOM designation from the Institute for Organization Management, and the FASAE and CAE designations conferred by the American Society of Association Executives.

Anderson is a graduate of Cornell College. While studying in England during his time at Cornell, he clerked for The Honorable William Hamling, a member of the British House of Commons. Anderson completed the six-year Institute for Organization Management Program at the University of Delaware.