Derek Anderson

Derek Anderson, MS, RD, is an active-duty Army registered dietitian with nearly 24 years of service across the Wisconsin National Guard, Army Reserve, and active duty. He has held key clinical and operational leadership roles, including Chief of Clinical Nutrition and Performance Dietitian with the 10th Mountain Division, with a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Most recently, he served as Nutrition Service Line Chief for MEDDAC-Bavaria, overseeing care for more than 30,000 beneficiaries across five clinics. He is currently a fully funded doctoral fellow at Auburn University, where his research focuses on human performance, injury risk, and the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists in tactical populations.