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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2016 National Security Expert and Citizen
Soldier Executive Producer Wendy R.
Anderson Joins RL Leaders
LOS ANGELES ­ RL Leaders announced today that national security expert
Wendy R. Anderson has joined the company as the Managing Director ­ West
Coast. She will lead operations that connect the most creative minds from the
entertainment industry and emerging technology experts to national security
professionals, to apply innovative solutions to our nation's most pressing
security challenges. "There is no greater exemplar of the power for good that creativity offers the
national security community than Wendy Anderson," said RL Leaders founder
John Rogers. "The depth of her experience on national security issues,
combined with her successes in, and ties to, the entertainment industry, make
her a natural fit for our team. We are absolutely thrilled to have her." Anderson brings more than 20 years' experience in defense, foreign policy,
homeland security, and intelligence to RL Leaders. For nearly 15 years,
Anderson served in a variety of senior roles in government, both on Capitol Hill
and in the Obama Administration. Between 2004 and 2010, she managed the
international security portfolio for the US Senate Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee and worked for several US Senators on
intelligence, foreign and defense affairs, and veterans' issues. Between 2010
and 2015, Anderson served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel and Chief of Staff to then­Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash
Carter (currently Secretary of Defense), as well as the Chief of Staff to
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Carter (currently Secretary of Defense), as well as the Chief of Staff to
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. While at the Defense Department,
Anderson was twice awarded the Department of Defense medal for
Distinguished Public Service and, in 2014, was described by The National
Journal as one of the "25 Women Who Shape National Policy," one of just five
women singled out nationwide for her leadership in defense. Since leaving the Obama Administration, Anderson became a Partner in the
LA­based media company, Strong Eagle Media (SEM), which produces films
highlighting stories of American service members deployed to Iraq and
Afghanistan. She has two Executive Producer credits to her name: Citizen
Soldier, an award­winning immersive documentary highlighting the
unprecedented role the National Guard has played in the post­9/11 wars
(August 2016), and Danger Close, a film that addresses the central role of
Special Ops in those wars (to be released this spring). She is an adjunct Senior
Fellow of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New
American Security (CNAS) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
(CFR). Anderson serves on the Board of Advisors of Team Rubicon Global and the
Boards of both the Bentonville and San Diego International Film Festivals. She
is also a member of the Board of Trustees at her alma mater, Hendrix College.
She is a graduate of both Harvard and Columbia Universities. "The complex challenges of our time require us to identify, approach, and solve
problems differently than we ever have before," Anderson said. "RL Leaders
has connected influential national security officials with emerging technologies
and Hollywood's most inventive minds for more than a decade. This
engagement has led to the development of a number of enduring solutions for a
big swath of the national security community. I am honored to have this
opportunity to continue to serve." For more information please visit www.rlleaders.com To arrange an interview with Ms. Anderson, please contact Joe Zepecki at
[email protected] or 202­445­1517. A hi resolution, print quality version of Ms. Anderson's headshot (below) is
available upon request. ###
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