Anderson began his FBI career in 1995 in Miami, where he got his first taste of public corruption in the form of a bribery case involving the importing of 75 tons of cocaine into south Florida, according to the FBI.



In 2001, he went to Washington, where he helped supervise numerous investigations involving into public corruption, government fraud and civil rights.



By 2006, Anderson was the chief of the Public Corruption Unit at FBI headquarters, where he launched an initiative targeting Iraq reconstruction-related fraud and corruption, the FBI said. He later served as an assistant special agent in charge in the FBI's Dallas division.



In Chicago, Anderson oversees about 850 agents, analysts and support staff.



Anderson received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Iowa and his law degree from Southwestern University in Los Angeles. He is a certified public accountant and attorney, according to the FBI.