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E
ric Rogers '90 had family connections to Iowa State,
but not many high school friends enrolled there with
him. People Eric met in class encouraged him to look at
Greek life, so he tried informal recruitment in the spring.
After meeting with a few fraternities, he decided Alpha Tau
Omega was the best fit.
"More than anything else, Gamma Upsilon taught me life
skills—how to get along in a house with 50-60 guys, to
make mistakes and recover from them, and to take on new
leadership opportunities," he said. "I learned lessons from
my time there that I continue to apply."
Eric was on the chapter's senior class council in his
graduating year, and he fondly remembers helping with
VEISHEA and Greek Week through the years. "We made
great memories from arranging serenades to persuade a
sorority to partner with us to working late nights on our float
and cheering on the bed races."
GREAT CONNECTIONS
Eric stumbled into a career in law and the life sciences
industry "pretty much by accident." He interned for Pfizer's
Environmental Health and Safety team at a manufacturing
facility near Kansas City, which led him to a job at the
company's research campus in Connecticut. "It was a great
job for a 20-something—I would drive a forklift some days,
write air and wastewater permits on other days, and go to
the beach on the weekends in the summer."
The lawyers Eric worked with encouraged him to go to law
school. He went in expecting to become an environmental
attorney, but his Pfizer connections led him to successful
interviews with firms specializing in regulatory work for life
sciences, and a career with in-house legal roles in major biotech,
pharma and medical device companies. For the past five
years, Eric has worked in Boston at Alexion Pharmaceuticals,
the rare disease division of AstraZeneca, where he manages
a global compliance team with members in North America,
Europe, and Japan.
FURTHERING BROTHERHOOD
While staying in touch can be difficult between work and
family needs, Eric trades holiday cards with several brothers
and enjoys following their careers on LinkedIn. He also
tries to donate regularly to groups that have supported him,
including Gamma Upsilon. "I appreciated those who helped
us when I was in school and think it's the least that I can do
to pay it forward."
Eric met his wife, Lisa Gomez, in law school at Boston
University. They live in the Boston area and have two
sons; Bobby is a sophomore at USC, and Zach is a junior at
Brookline High School. The family has traveled around the
country for work and love where they are now. As the kids
get older, Eric and Lisa hope to travel more and are set on
visiting Europe and Asia over the next few years.
Eric encourages any brothers looking to reconnect to find
him on LinkedIn or reach out whenever their travels bring
them to Boston.
Want to connect?
You can reach Eric at ericrogers821@gmail.com
or (650) 255-8389.
F I N D I N G T H E R I G H T P E O P L E
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Luke Eitzmann '21 | Electrical Engineering
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Trent Hambleton '22 | Management
AJ Hindahl '21 | Construction Engineering
Ryan Klinge '21 | Marketing
Cade Knudonn '22 | Supply Chain Management
Max Kuhl '22 | Aerospace Engineering
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