Cynthia Anderson

Cynthia V. Anderson serves as the head of the Environmental Management Recovery Act Program in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.

Her career with the Department began at the Savannah River Site where she served as head of the Nuclear Safety Branch and then as head of the Radiation Protection Branch. In 1994, she became Director, Environmental Restoration Division.

Ms. Anderson has been in Headquarters since 2004 when she served as Director, Office of Federal Waste Disposition Options. Before becoming Deputy Chief Operations Officer, Ms. Anderson was Director, Office of Site Support and Small Sites managing a portfolio of site cleanup and closure projects from New York to California.

Ms. Anderson’s Federal career began at the Charleston Naval Shipyard where she provided radiological controls support during the overhaul and refueling of nuclear-powered submarines in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. She also worked in the Defense Logistics Agency where she served as a subject matter expert on radiochemistry and nuclear quality assurance on several naval fuels projects.

Ms. Anderson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and Computer Science and a Masters Degree in Business Administration. She is also a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.