Anderson obtained his bachelors degree from MIT in 1975, and his masters in 1977, both in Computer science.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcott |first=Amy |date=July 15, 2009 |title=Five MIT-Developed Video Games that Revolutionized the Industry |url=https://alum.mit.edu/slice/five-mit-developed-video-games-revolutionized-industry |website=Slice of MIT}}</ref> Since 1996 Anderson has lived in [[Sudbury, Massachusetts]], running in two elections for trustee of the [[Goodnow Library]] in 2022 and 2023, however he was not elected either time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNamara |first=Neal |date=2023-03-22 |title=Sudbury 2023 Candidate Profile: Timothy Anderson, Goodnow Board |url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/sudbury/sudbury-2023-candidate-profile-timothy-anderson-goodnow-board |access-date= |website=Sudbury Patch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Razzaq |first=Zane |date=March 10, 2022 |title=Friends again? Four vie for two seats on Sudbury Board of Library Trustees |url=https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/03/10/four-vie-two-seats-board-library-trustees-sudbury-ma/9319752002/ |access-date= |website=MetroWest Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elections Archive |url=https://sudbury.ma.us/elections/ |website=Sudbury Massachusetts}}</ref>
