Fred Anderson

Fred D.
Anderson is the founder of Elevation Partners LP, founded in 2004, where he holds the title of Managing Director.
He was also the founder of Elevation Management LLC, founded in 2004, and NextEquity Management LLC, founded in 2015, where he holds the title of Managing Director.
Currently, Mr. Anderson holds the position of Lead Independent Director at Yelp, Inc. since 2011.
He is also a Trustee at Whittier College and a Trustee at Stanford Athletic Board.
In his former positions, Mr. Anderson served as a Director at 3com Corp.
(Massachusetts).
He was a Director at Apple, Inc. from 1996 to 2006, and an Independent Director at eBay, Inc. from 2003 to 2020.
He also served as an Independent Director at Move, Inc. from 2006 to 2012, and as a Director at Epiphany, Inc. in 2005.
Additionally, he was a Director at Palm, Inc., Crystal Decisions, Inc., and Sonos, Inc. He held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Automatic Data Processing, Inc. from 1992 to 1996, and served as President, COO, CFO & Senior Vice President at MAI Systems Corp.
from 1978 to 1991.
Prior to that, he worked as a Consulting Manager at Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1972 to 1977.
He was also a Member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Mr. Anderson received an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an undergraduate degree from Whittier College.