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Gilbert Warwick Anderson (March 27, 1928 – August 15, 2021) was an American business executive and civic leader based in Seattle, Washington. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Physio-Control Corporation, a pioneer in portable emergency defibrillation technology, and was a founding board member of the Gates Library Foundation. He was also a prominent figure in the modernization of the Seattle Public Library system, including the campaign to build the landmark Seattle Central Library.

Anderson was born on March 27, 1928, in Seattle, Washington, to Nelson Reed Anderson and Lois Gilbert Anderson. As a child, he spent summers in Yakima, Washington, with his grandparents and extended family.

He graduated from Queen Anne High School in Seattle in 1946. He subsequently enrolled at the University of Washington, where he joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and earned a degree in economics and business.^[1]

Following his high school graduation, Anderson served in the United States Army in Japan. After completing his undergraduate education, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and served again during the Korean War.^[1]

Anderson began his professional career in the Seattle technology sector, rising to Vice President of United Control Corporation.^[1]

He subsequently served as President of Stetson Ross Machine Company, a Seattle-area industrial firm.^[1]

Anderson's most prominent executive role was as President and Chief Executive Officer of Physio-Control Corporation, a Redmond, Washington-based medical device company founded in 1955 by Dr. Karl William Edmark. Physio-Control was a pioneer in portable defibrillation technology and the manufacturer of the widely used LIFEPAK line of monitor/defibrillators.^[2]

In addition to his executive roles, Anderson served on the boards of Seattle Trust and Savings Bank, Esterline Corporation, Spacelabs Corporation, and Viox Corporation.^[1]

In 1997, Anderson was named a founding board member of the Gates Library Foundation, established by Bill and Melinda Gates with a combined commitment of $400 million to bring computers and internet access to public libraries across the United States and Canada. Fellow founding board members included Patty Stonesifer (president and chairman), William H. Gray III, and Vartan Gregorian. Anderson was described in the foundation's founding press release as "retired president and CEO of Physio-Control and Seattle Public Library Foundation board member."^[3]

The Gates Library Foundation later evolved into the Global Libraries initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Anderson was a long-standing supporter of the Seattle Public Library, with a personal connection to the institution dating to the 1930s. He served as President of the Seattle Public Library Foundation, the library's primary private fundraising body, and was subsequently appointed by the Mayor of Seattle to the Seattle Public Library Board of Trustees — a five-member governing body appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the City Council — where he served as Chairman.^[4][5]

Anderson played a central role in the fundraising campaign supporting the Libraries for All bond measure — a $196.4 million initiative passed by Seattle voters in 1998 with 72 percent approval — which funded the construction of the new Seattle Central Library, designed by architect Rem Koolhaas of OMA and opened in 2004, as well as the rebuilding and renovation of all 26 branch libraries across the city. The Seattle Public Library Foundation, which Anderson had led, set an initial private fundraising goal of $40 million for the campaign, subsequently raising that target to $60 million following a $20 million gift from Bill and Melinda Gates — the largest single private gift to a public library at that time.^[4][6]

Anderson served as Chairman of the United Way of King County, one of the region's largest nonprofit fundraising organizations.^[1]

Anderson was a member of the Washington Roundtable, a policy organization composed of chief executives of Washington State's major employers, and served on the Investment Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia.^[1]

In 1955, Anderson married Mary Jane Brown. They remained married for nearly 66 years. Together they had three daughters — Leigh, Elizabeth, and Nancy — and seven grandchildren. Anderson was a member of the University Club, Seattle Tennis Club, and Seattle Golf Club.^[1]

Anderson died on August 15, 2021, at his home in Seattle at the age of 93. A memorial service was held on September 3, 2021, at Epiphany Church in Seattle. He was survived by his wife, three daughters, and seven grandchildren.^[1]

• Gates Library Foundation founding press release (1997) — Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• SPL Voices: Deborah Jacobs & Gilbert Anderson (2014) — Seattle Public Library / StoryCorps
• Gilbert W. Anderson obituary — The Seattle Times, August 22, 2021
• Seattle Public Library Receives Largest Ever Private Gift (1998) — Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation