Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAEis 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 spokesman for an industry that has annual sales of $815 billion. 

 

In 2004, Anderson was named the "Association Executive of the Year" by Association Trends newspaper, joining only 25 men and women honored with that title since 1980.  Mass Market Retailing magazine has cited Anderson as one of the 50 most influential people in mass-market retailing.  

 

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 was a candidate for the United States Congress from the Sixteenth District of Illinois in 1980.

Anderson currently serves on the Board of Directors at the United States Chamber of Commerce. 

 

He attended the Legislative Affairs Program for graduate study at The George Washington University and completed the six-year Institute for Organization Management Program at the University of Delaware.