Florida Atlantic University College of Business will host its 29th Annual Business Leaders of the Year Breakfast on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 8:00 am at Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton, 20583 Boca West Drive. This year’s program honors Dr. Patrick J. Geraghty, President and CEO of Florida Blue and GuideWell.
Geraghty creates GuideWell, a $26 billion Jacksonville-based mutual insurance holding company that serves as the parent company of Florida Blue and a portfolio of other entities from its more than 75-year history of founding health insurance companies oversaw the strategic restructuring of A forefront organization reimagining the future of healthcare across the country. Restructuring is featured in the Harvard Business School curriculum.
Geraghty is an expert on healthcare topics such as healthcare reform, next-generation payment strategies, healthcare innovation, and the benefits of health and prevention programs. He has served as a health policy consultant to political leaders in Florida and Washington, DC.
He has appeared on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’, ‘Fox Business News’, CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ and MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’.
Since 1991, FAU’s College of Business has presented the Business Leader of the Year Award, recognizing outstanding business leaders in Southeast Florida and the state. Past winners include Rick and Rita Case, Wayne Huizenga, Jim Moran, Carl DeSantis, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and Alan Levan.
FAU’s College of Business strives for educational excellence for the South Florida community and is one of the top 15 largest AACSB accredited business schools in the nation with just over 8,200 students. The college’s undergraduate business and professional MBA programs are ranked as follows: US News & World ReportThe MBA in Sports Management program is ranked 11th in the world by SportBusiness.
JM Family Enterprises is the Breakfast Platinum Sponsor and Florida Blue is the Presenting Sponsor. Click here to purchase tickets. For more information, please contact Lacy Kramer at 561-297-4732 or lkramer8@fau.edu.
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