Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, American University, 1970
  • M.S., Organic Chemistry, University of Virginia, 1964
  • B.S., Organic Chemistry, College of William and Mary, 1962
Professional Honors
  • Professional Honors
  • Elizabeth Anderson: Cancer Risk Assessment Pioneer, Risk Profile for Risk Analysis, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2016
  • Alumni Medallion Award, College of William and Mary, for exceptional accomplishments, 2015
  • Presidential Recognition Award, Society for Risk Analysis, 2006
  • The 2006 International Achievement Award, The International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2006
  • Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences
  • Editor-in-Chief, Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 1999-2008
  • Twentieth Century Distinguished Service Award, Ninth Lukacs Symposium, 1999
  • Outstanding Service Award, Society for Risk Analysis, 1997
  • Editorial Board, Journal, Health and Ecological Risk Assessment, 1994-present
  • Jerry F. Stara Memorial Award, 1994
  • President, Society of Risk /Analysis, 1984
  • SES Bonus for Outstanding Performance, 1984
  • Board, Society of Risk Analysis, 1980-1986
  • Charter Member, Senior Executive Service, U.S. Federal Government
  • Founding Committee, Society of Risk Analysis, 1978-1980
  • EPA Gold Medal for Exceptional Service, 1978
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma National Achievement Award, 1974
  • William Author Mattox Merit Scholarship, 1962
Professional Affiliations
  • Academy of Toxicological Sciences
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American College of Toxicology
  • New York Academy of Sciences
  • Society for Risk Analysis
  • Cosmos Club
  • Society of Toxicology
  • Executive Women in Government
  • The International Alliance for Women
  • Professional Appointments To Expert Committees and Boards
  • Foundation Board, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 2018- present
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Alumni Foundation Board, 2017- present
  • Chair, Publications Committee, Second World Congress on Risk, 2008
  • Board Member, Toxicology Education Foundation, appointed 2005
  • Member, Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences, The American University, 2005-2011
  • Engineering Foundation Board, University of Virginia, 2005-2014
  • EPA Review Panel, "Future Directions in Homeland Security Research," Washington, DC, April 8, 2004
  • Member, Division Review Committee, Risk Reduction and Environmental Stewardship, Los Alamos National Laboratory, appointed 2003-2009
  • Council Member, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 2003-2012
  • EPA Review Panel, "Stakeholder Workshop on Priority-Setting Criteria for the Integrated Risk Information System Agenda," Arlington, VA, March 4, 2003
  • Member, Scientific Technical Advisory Council, Federal Commission for Sanitary Risk Protection, Ministry of Health, Mexico, appointed July 2002 (Dr. Anderson is one of two international members.)
  • National Science Foundation, Workshop on Interdisciplinary Research in Decision and Risk Analysis, Arlington, VA, July 17-18, 2002
  • Peer Review Committee, "Assessment and Recommendations for the South Carolina Air Toxics Standard," 2000
  • Peer Review Committee, EPA's EMPACT Metro Area Grants Program, 1999, 2000
  • Cardinal Bank Board of Directors, 1999-2003.
  • Member of External Evaluation Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1999-2005.
  • National Research Council (NRC) and the Commission on Life Sciences, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, NRC Committee on Assessment of Risks from Remediation of PCB-Contaminated Sediments, 1999-2001
  • Chair, Peer Review of the Office of Risk Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, January 1999
  • Peer Review Committee, Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT), National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1999
  • Blue Ribbon Advisory Board, Steering Committee, Florida Atlantic University Environmental Business Management Program, 1998
  • Executive Advisory Board of Directors, University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northern Virginia Graduate Degree Program in Systems Engineering, 1998-2005
  • George Mason University Women's Advisory Board, 1998-2001
  • Senior Biomedical Research Service (SBRS) Credentials Committee, Food and Drug Administration, 1998
  • Chair, External Review Committee, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis, selected by the Society for Risk Analysis, 1998
  • Board of Scientific Counselors, Committee to Review the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1998
  • Peer Review Committee, Exploratory Research Program, Environmental Chemistry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997 and 1998
  • Peer Review Committee, Exploratory Research Program, Environmental Physics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997
  • Department of Defense Peer Review Committee, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), 1997
  • Chair, Peer Review Committee, Risk Assessment Guidelines For Combustion Sources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1996
  • Peer Review Committee, Center for Risk Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1996
  • Engineering Foundation Board, School of Engineering, University of Virginia, 1998-2004
  • Board of Trustees, Wildfowl Trust of America, 1994-1997
  • External Advisory Board to the Dean, Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems, University of Virginia, 1987-1996
  • Advisory Board of the Wildfowl Trust of North America, 1993
  • New York Power Commission Advisory Panel to recommend research programs to evaluate risk associated with electric and magnetic fields, 1990
  • Risk Assessment Review Panel for the State of New Jersey,1988
  • Member of Panel of Experts, evaluating risk analysis activities of four federal agencies, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division, General Accounting Office for House Committee on Science and Technology, February 1986
  • Charter Member, Society for Risk Analysis (member of steering committee to establish society, 1980; member of editorial board, Risk Analysis; elected council member, 1981; president, 1984-1985; chair, conferences and workshops committee, 1996-1998
  • Member, Subcommittee on Risk Analysis, Health and Environmental Research Advisory Committee, Department of Energy, 1985
  • EPA Representative to the National Cancer Advisory Board, 1982-1985
  • Member, interagency risk Management council, cabinet council committee; chairman, committee to develop guidelines for assessing reproductive risk, 1884
  • Member, Principles for Evaluating Health Risks to Progeny Associated with Exposure to Chemicals During Pregnancy, International Program for Chemical Safety (IPCS) committee editorial staff, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1984
  • Member, interagency regulatory liaison group, work group on risk assessment (work group published the article, scientific bases for identification of potential carcinogens and estimation of risks, JNCI 63:242, 1979); chairman of the work group, 1980
  • Member, Risk Analysis Liaison Committee, National Academy of Sciences/National Science Foundation (under P.L. 96-44)
  • Member, National Academy of Sciences/Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on institutional means for assessment of risk to public health (under H.R. 7591)

At Exponent, Dr. Anderson served as group vice president for health for 10 years and as chief science officer for 2 years, and she is now a Senior Fellow and principal scientist. Dr. Anderson founded and for 14 years directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's health assessment programs. She is a co-author of the founding publications that formed the basis for risk assessment and risk management, now adopted throughout the world as the basis for public health policy decisions. 

Dr. Anderson advised the National Academy of Sciences' Expert Committee that endorsed these approaches and published the defining "Redbook," "Managing Risk in the Federal Government." Before joining Exponent, Dr. Anderson was president and CEO of Clement International and Sciences International, health and environmental consulting firms. She specializes in risk assessment as a basis for addressing the complex problems related to public health and the environment for national and international companies and governments.

Dr. Anderson has worked extensively on international risk assessment issues to address human health and ecological consequences of exposure to environmental toxicants, including for private companies, governments, the World Health Organization, and the Pan American Health Organization. She has been an invited lecturer at major universities in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia and a lecturer and advisor to institutions in the U.S. and worldwide.

Dr. Anderson is a founder and past-president of the Society for Risk Analysis, regularly serves on peer-review panels for public agencies and institutions and has participated in numerous national and international commissions and organizations concerned with risk-based issues. Dr. Anderson has published widely on issues of health risk assessment. She was also editor-in-chief of the journal Risk Analysis: An International Journal from 1998 — 2008.

Dr. Anderson is a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences and the recipient of numerous awards including the Twentieth Century Distinguished Service Award, Ninth Lukacs Symposium (1999); the Outstanding Service Award, Society for Risk Analysis (1997); the Jerry F. Stara Memorial Award (1994); the SES Bonus for Outstanding Performance (1984); the EPA Gold Medal for Exceptional Service (1978); the Kappa Kappa Gamma National Achievement Award (1974); and a William Author Mattox Merit Scholarship (1962). She also holds a patent and continues her professional activities through memberships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American College of Toxicology, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Society for Risk Analysis, and the Society of Toxicology.