Rogers Group announced the election of William Hagerty IV to its board of directors. Hagerty is a founder and managing director of Hagerty Peterson & Co.
Hagerty’s prior experience includes serving in the Cabinet of Governor Bill Haslam as the commissioner of economic development for Tennessee, where he ran the department responsible for jobs, industry and economic growth. He also worked on a regular basis with the U.S. Congress, where he provided Congressional testimony.
Hagerty began his career with The Boston Consulting Group, ultimately serving as the senior expatriate with responsibility for the firm’s international activities in Japan. He then went on to work on the White House staff as White House fellow reporting to the vice president.
He has served on a number of boards, including CyMed, NEW Customer Service Company, Ultra Stores, Sound Advice, Birch Telecom and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
