Troy Anderson is one of only five Americans ever permitted to train at the Japanese Professional Go Association's academy. Anderson has been a senior executive with Red Herring Communications and The Industry Standard, the President/COO of Stockmaster, an entrepreneur for CDCO, and a management strategy consultant. Troy Anderson is currently a principal with the Way of Go, Inc., a strategic consultancy, and the Director of Knowledge Initiatives at the Fannie Mae Foundation in Washington, D.C.