Fredrick Anyanwu is chief development officer (CDO) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). As CDO, Fredrick provides strategic leadership to the central development team in support of CSIS’s policy research programs. He leads center-wide fundraising initiatives including working closely with the Board of Trustees and CEO to successfully execute a $100 million endowment campaign. Fredrick has also provided strategic leadership to transform CSIS's corporate program and advance the growth of its unrestricted revenue. He was recognized with the CSIS G.B. Award for reinvigorating and transforming the CSIS fundraising team, achieving record levels of new corporate partnerships; and his efforts to grow the center's endowment. Born and raised in Nigeria, he experienced firsthand the impact of failed policies and governance on societies. Prior to joining CSIS, he served as chief philanthropy officer for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, where he strengthened its major gifts program and led the implementation of key infrastructure improvements. Fredrick previously served as associate vice president of resource development at CARE USA, where he led the expansion of its resource mobilization among high-net-worth individuals across the United States. At CARE, he also served as executive director for major gifts for the Western region. During that time, he led CARE’s fundraising efforts for the Western region and successfully engaged Silicon Valley philanthropists. Over the course of his career, Fredrick visited and collaborated with long-term development programs globally, including in Thailand, Myanmar, Honduras, Ghana, Benin, Rwanda, Malawi, Jordan, and South Africa. Fredrick serves on the board of the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy. Fredrick graduated from Pepperdine University with a master's degree in public policy, with an emphasis on international relations and economics. He holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Azusa Pacific University.
