Kristopher Anderson joined the California Chamber of Commerce in August 2024 as a policy advocate specializing in water issues. He also tracks agriculture, education and resources issues for CalChamber.
Before joining the CalChamber, Anderson worked for six years at the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), which represents more than 460 public water agencies throughout California.
As a senior state relations advocate at ACWA, Anderson worked on issues related to water rights, groundwater, water rates, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Endangered Species Act, and more.
Anderson was instrumental in building large coalitions of public agencies, business, and agricultural interests on water rights and groundwater reform legislation. He also has successfully advocated for reforms to permit streamlining for critical water infrastructure improvements and ratemaking processes for public water agencies.
Anderson is admitted to practice law in the state of California. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Oregon, and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law, where he was a senior articles editor for the Environmental Law and Policy Journal.