Aflac CEO Dan Amos oversaw the meteoric rise of Aflac from a profitable but little-known insurance company to a health insurance brand with 90% name recognition.
Aflac, still headquartered in Columbus, Ga., has seen its stock price grow from 95 cents to more than $113 per share over the last 30 years and is repeatedly listed as one of the best places to work in America — but lists and accolades don’t really tell Amos’s story.
“You know, I don’t think I want ‘He was a great businessperson’ on my tombstone,” Amos told a group of University of Georgia students on Oct. 2 at the UGA Chapel. “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.”
UGA’s Institute for Leadership Advancement invited Amos to deliver the 2024 Mason Leadership Lecture because of his commitment to servant leadership at Aflac and in the global community.
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