Patrick Anderson is a seasoned software engineer with a diverse range of experience spanning the pharmaceutical industry, startup ventures, and professional poker. Anderson began his career in academia as a student supervisor at Tufts University Lilly Music Library, but eventually transitioned to a scientific role at Cell Applications, Inc. before entering the pharmaceutical industry at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he worked as a scientist developing antisense drugs. After leaving the pharmaceutical industry, Anderson became a full stack software engineer at MAPIR, then worked as a software engineering consultant at Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. and founded Pitchdeck, Inc. as its CTO. Anderson is also known for his expertise in poker, having spent time as a professional poker player.