Anderson drives programs that focus on forging international partnerships with reputable universities and developing the next generation of leaders. He champions sustainable development and the localization of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and played a key role in launching the SDG Academy Indonesia in Jakarta. Forbes recognized him, alongside Belinda Tanoto, as one of Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy for his philanthropic work through Tanoto Foundation. Anderson, an economics graduate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is also actively involved in the fiber business of RGE.