▁between ▁the ▁entertain ment , ▁technology , ▁and ▁national ▁security ▁communities . ▁Rog ers ▁has ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁inter im - CE O ▁of ▁ ▁M V ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁for ▁the ▁Bra in ▁A neur ys m ▁Foundation , ▁in ▁brain ▁an eur ys m ▁aw aren ess , ▁education , ▁support , ▁advoc acy , ▁and ▁research ▁fund ing . ▁Rog ers ▁is ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Director ▁for ▁V end ini , ▁a ▁technology ▁company ▁that ▁provides ▁ticket ing , ▁market ing , ▁fund ra ising ▁and ▁patron ▁management . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Rog ers ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁Park ▁Forest , ▁Illinois , ▁a ▁Chicago ▁sub urb . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁singer ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁his ▁father , ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter an , ▁was ▁an ▁ins urance ▁executive . ▁Rog ers ▁met ▁many ▁prominent ▁Illinois ▁polit icians ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁years , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁imp et us ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁public ▁service . ▁ ▁After ▁att ending ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁Rog ers ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁public ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁by ▁volunte ering ▁on ▁political ▁campaign s ▁in ▁Iowa . ▁Mov ing ▁back ▁to ▁Wisconsin , ▁Rog ers ▁was ▁the ▁campaign ▁director ▁for ▁Matt ▁F lyn n ' s ▁( D - Mil w au kee ) ▁sen ate