Bernard E. Anderson PhD

Dr. Bernard E. Anderson has been the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 2001, when he returned from serving in the Clinton Administration. The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Anderson in early 1994 as Assistant Secretary for the Employment Standards Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. He formerly served on the board of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Dr. Anderson has held leadership positions in academia, public service, private sector, and civic life. He was professor of Industry at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Anderson has authored six books and numerous articles on economic and employment policy, and was a member of the Black Enterprise Magazine Board of Economists. He began his career as an economist for the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.