Megan Anderson PhD

Dr. Megan Anderson is the Executive Vice President of Capabilities at IQT. In this role she is responsible for implementing a strategic roadmap to deliver high impact technical solutions across the national security community. Her duties include overseeing the company’s technology practices, the portfolio success team and the project engineering team.  Additionally, Dr. Anderson oversees the applied research and rapid prototyping groups technology exploration and experimentation. Previously, Megan ran each of the technology practices responsible for identifying and executing investments across a range of technologies including artificial intelligence, analytics, infrastructure, cybersecurity, communications, materials, energy, sensors, and commercial space.  Dr. Anderson began her career at IQT on the Technical Staff as a subject matter expert in the fields of materials, manufacturing, and biology.

Additionally, Megan serves on the National Academies council for the Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable. Dr. Anderson was also selected as a founding member of Chief, the premier private network for women executives.  Prior to joining IQT, Megan worked in the biotechnology sector as a Senior Scientist at Fluidigm Corporation.

Dr. Anderson holds a bachelor’s degree in both applied mathematics and general biology from the University of California, San Diego, and a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from the California Institute of Technology.