Keith Anderson

Keith B. Anderson is Vice-Chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), a federally recognized, sovereign Indian tribe located southwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul. He is serving his fourth consecutive four-year term on the SMSC Business Council.

On behalf of the SMSC, Vice-Chairman Anderson advocates for the tribe and Indian Country in Washington, D.C. He is the co-chair of the Native Farm Bill Coalition, which advocates for Native American interests in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Anderson has served as Vice-Chairman since 2012, and was previously Secretary/Treasurer. Earlier in his career he served on the SMSC Gaming Enterprise Board of Directors for seven years, including five years as chairperson. He also worked as a design drafter for Rosemount Inc. and as a store planner for Target Corporation.

He is the board chairman for Koda Energy, which produces environmentally friendly biomass energy, and a board member for the SMSC’s Hotel Development LLC, which owns the JW Marriott hotel at Mall of America.

Vice-Chairman Anderson has a degree in small business administration and has lived in Prior Lake and Shakopee since 1969.