
Pam Rogers (BBA ’82) has spent her life in risk management, and the way she sees it — so has everyone.
Aflac CEO Dan Amos made his name in business, but at the 2024 Mason Leadership Lecture, he told students that business success is a vehicle for improving the world.
“You know, I don’t think I want ‘He was a great businessperson’ on my tombstone,” he said. “Other things are more important than that. But it is because of success in the business world that you can do those other things and help others.”
Boehringer Ingelheim began operations nearly 140 years ago as a small chemical manufacturing company in rural Germany and has grown into a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation. The private, independently owned business thrives in 130 communities with a workforce population of a small city — 53,500 — providing medical needs and solutions for humans and animals to live healthier and longer.