Stanton D. Anderson is senior counsel to the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and managing director of the Campaign for Free Enterprise, a long-term effort to advocate for the benefits of a free, innovative, and entrepreneurial economy and to educate Americans about the role that free enterprise plays in economic growth. In this capacity, Anderson is responsible for providing strategic focus and day-to-day management of one of the most important initiatives in the Chamber's nearly 100-year history.

Anderson has practiced law in Washington, D.C., since 1969, interrupted in the early 1970s by his service in the government. In 1981, he founded his own law firm, Anderson, Hibey, Nauheim and Blair. In 1995, he joined the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery. While a partner at McDermott, Anderson served as executive vice president and chief legal officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, setting the Chamber's legal reform strategy and chairing the successful effort to pass class action reform legislation. In addition, Anderson oversaw the National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), the public policy legal arm of the Chamber; the Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), a Chamber affiliate dedicated to restoring fairness, efficiency, and consistency to the U.S. civil justice system; and the Chamber's Office of General Counsel.

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