Since graduating from law school in 1988, Andrew has practiced law in both the private and public sectors and has been a high ranking executive at one of the nation’s largest education corporations.
In 1988, Andrew joined the law firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti as an associate, where he specialized in large-scale commercial litigation matters involving lender liability, loan workout, professional liability and reinsurance coverage.

In 1990, Andrew joined the New York County District Attorney’s Office where he served for three years in the Trial Division and tried a substantial number of cases involving such serious crimes as the sale of narcotics, attempted murder, and kidnapping. In 1993, Andrew was promoted to the Labor Racketeering Unit where he directed teams of law enforcement officers in the investigation and prosecution of criminal activity and corruption in industries reliant upon organized labor. During that assignment he became the lead prosecutor in high profile prosecutions that involved the presidents of two of the most influential unions in New York City. Andrew received several commendations for his work from law enforcement agencies and the District Attorney’s office.

In 1996, Andrew was appointed the Inspector General of the Battery Park City Authority, the state public benefit corporation charged with the management and development of some of the most important real estate in lower Manhattan. As Inspector General, Andrew developed and refined risk management processes that are still employed by the Authority to evaluate contracts and protect the Authority from corruption, waste, fraud and abuse.

In 1998, Andrew joined Kaplan, Inc., the for profit education subsidiary of the Washington Post Company. Andrew started at Kaplan as a regional General Manager and in 1999 was made the Vice President of Operations for Kaplan Inc.’s online higher education division. In addition to performing a key role in the formation of the new division, Andrew spearheaded the division’s regulatory and compliance activities and also focused upon licensing and accreditation matters.