Alan Paul Anderson is a former Commissioner for the Federal Maritime Commission. He was nominated by President George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

 on April 11, 2003. In May 2004 he was confirmed by the United States Senate.http://www.fmc.gov/bureaus/commissioners/commissioner.asp?COMMISSIONER_ID=4

personal information

Before becoming Commissioner for the Federal Martime Commission, Anderson was the Vice President of JM Family Enterprises. Prior to that he was the Director of Public Affairs to Port Everglades.

Education

Anderson attended the University of Florida

University of Florida

The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

, and he received his Bachelors degree in 1982. He also completed a graduate program at Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

, where he specialized in Government.http://www.fmc.gov/bureaus/commissioners/commissioner.asp?COMMISSIONER_ID=4

External links

• http://www.fmc.gov/bureaus/commissioners/commissioner.asp?COMMISSIONER_ID=4