Chris Anderson is a co-founder and CEO of 3D Robotics, a drone manufacturing company. He is also the founder of DIY Drones.

He was with The Economist for seven years before joining WIRED magazine in 2001, where he was the editor-in-chief until 2012. He is known for his 2004 article entitled The Long Tail; which he later expanded into the 2006 book, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More. In 2007, Anderson founded GeekDad, a do-it-yourself blog that later became part of Wired.com.