Marine Corps Major General to Give Presentation on Effective Leadership at The University of Findlay
The University of Findlay will host a leadership presentation by Major General Joseph T. Anderson from 5-6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the Alumni Memorial Union, Endly Room.
Anderson will present “Principles of Effective Leadership.” Community members are welcome at no cost.
Anderson is the former associate director and deputy director of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum. Anderson served 33 years in the United States Marine Corps. He flew 219 combat missions and commanded at every echelon of marine aviation. He served as director of operations, director of command, control, computers and intelligence (C4I) and also was vice commander of the Naval Air Systems Command. He completed his career as a major general in command of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Japan. After his service, Anderson was vice president for business development at Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corp. in Hood River, Ore., and then corporate vice president of the Dalcorp Advisory Group in Ashburn, Va.
Anderson has served on the boards of the Navy Federal Credit Union, Peduzzi Associates Ltd., the Congaree Group, OperationVetsHaven, Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc., and Draken International. He has served for three terms as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Navy League and founded NASM on the Road, an outreach utilizing the artifacts of the National Air and Space Museum to generate quality opportunities for recuperating service personnel and veterans.
Anderson is serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children in Fairfax County, Va. He was a member of the Board of Advisors for the National Museum of the United States Air Force and is a member of the Marine Corps Aviation Association and the Early and Pioneer Naval Aviation Association (Golden Eagles). He is also a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and has served as a consultant to the Secretary of the Air Force Science Advisory Board. He remains a current airshow pilot with an Acrobatic Competency rating and is current in the L-39 and is one of two pilots worldwide current in the world’s only civilian owned Harrier. Anderson is also an online adjunct professor for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
Anderson earned a B.S. in engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an M.S. in systems engineering from the University of Southern California. His military education included U.S. Air Force Flight School, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and the National War College.