Darius Anderson

Biographical Information
"Darius Anderson is a California based entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of two California based companies, Platinum Advisors, LLC, a government relations and public affairs firm, representing over 150 corporate to non-profit clients on a federal, state and local level and Kenwood Investments, LLC, a private equity real estate development firm.

"Platinum Advisors is a one-of-a-kind company where ingenuity, relationships and innovation came together to forge policy solutions in an ever-changing political and economic environment. Kenwood Investments is currently part of the Treasure Island Development Project, a $1 billion economic redevelopment of the former Naval Station Treasure Island located in the San Francisco Bay. Treasure Island is being heralded as one of the Country’s most “green” developments and was recently selected for recognition by the Clinton Climate Initiative as one of 16 worldwide master developments that are leaders in sustainability and by the American Institute of Architects for its prestigious Urban Design Award for Sustainability 2009.

"In 2006, Darius acquired the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco, CA as part of a long range plan to transition the Aquarium to non-profit status under the leadership of The Bay Institute. Under Darius’ ownership, the Aquarium funded the first of its kind seven gill shark study in partnership with the University of California, Davis and developed a Climate Change Exhibit featuring land animals. In June 2009, the transition of ownership to The Bay Institute came to fruition and The Aquarium of the Bay is now a non-profit the remains committed to protecting the Bay and educating the public about sensitive marine issues.

"Philanthropy is important to Darius, and he is involved in a variety of charitable activities. He serves as the Chair of the National Advisory Council at the Institute of Governmental Studies at University of California, Berkeley, is on the Board of Directors of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the George Washington University Graduate School of Public Management’s Council on American Politics and is Chair of the Sonoma Jazz + Festival. He is a passionate art collector and owns world-class collections of Cuban Art and both baseball and Jack London memorabilia."

Affiliations

 * Advisory Board, Black Rock Arts Foundation