{{Short description|American business executive (born 1951)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{About|the CEO of Aflac||Daniel Amos (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Dan Amos | image = Dan Amos with Aflac Duck at NYSE 2025.png | image_size = | caption = Dan Amos with the Aflac Duck, NYSE 2018 | birth_name = Daniel Paul Amos | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|8|13}} | birth_place = Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | occupation = Chairman and Chief executive officer of Aflac | children = Lauren Amos and Paul Amos II | alma_mater = University of Georgia (BA) }}

'''Daniel Paul Amos''' (born August 13, 1951) is an American business executive. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Aflac Incorporated.<ref name="walkersresearch.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.walkersresearch.com/profilepages/Show_Executive_Title/Executiveprofile/D/Daniel_P_Amos_100003731.html|title=Daniel P. Amos, Chmn., CEO, Aflac Inc.|work=walkersresearch.com}}</ref>

==Early life== Daniel Amos was born on August 13, 1951, in Pensacola, Florida. He is the son of Aflac co-founder Paul Amos.

Amos graduated from the University of Georgia, where he received a bachelor's degree with a focus on risk management in insurance and was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He served as UGA class president for the class of 1973.

==Career== Amos joined Aflac in 1973, working in sales for 10 years, during which time, he was the company's top salesperson. He was named president of Aflac in 1983, chief operating officer in 1987, chief executive officer of Aflac Incorporated in 1990 and chair in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Georgia Trend |date=2023-02-09 |title=Meet the 2023 Georgia Trustees |url=https://www.georgiatrend.com/2023/02/09/meet-the-2023-georgia-trustees/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Georgia Trend Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

During Mr. Amos's tenure as CEO, revenues at Aflac have grown from $2.7 billion in 1990 to $17.2 billion as of December 31, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aflac Incorporated Announces Fourth Quarter Results, Reports Fourth Quarter Net Earnings of $1.4 Billion, Reiterates Increase in First Quarter Dividend of 5.2% |url=https://investors.aflac.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Aflac-Incorporated-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-Results-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-Net-Earnings-of-1-4-Billion-Reiterates-Increase-in-First-Quarter-Dividend-of-5-2/default.aspx |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=investors.aflac.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2000, Amos was the architect of the Aflac Duck advertising campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-02 |title=Aflac CEO Dan Amos on building an American success story |url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/04/02/aflac-ceo-dan-amos-on-building-an-american-success-story.html |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>

In 2008, Aflac became the first major U.S. firm to voluntarily afford shareholders an advisory vote on executive pay packages, including that of the CEO.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dan Amos: Positions, Relations and Network - MarketScreener |url=https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/DAN-AMOS-A02EF7/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=www.marketscreener.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Shareholders supported the company's executive compensation packages annually from 2008 to 2026.

Amos also served as chairman of the Building Terry campaign at the University of Georgia that set out to raise $90 million to bring the business college up to speed with its competitors, not only with money for bricks and mortar but also for faculty, programs and students. The campaign far exceeded that goal raising more than $121 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Doug |date=2017-11-28 |title=Dan Amos (BBA ‘73) |url=https://www.terry.uga.edu/dan-amos-bba-73/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Terry College of Business |language=en-US}}</ref>

He previously served as a member of the Consumer Affairs Advisory Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Following the retirement of Warren Buffett, on January 1, 2026, Dan Amos became the longest tenured CEO in the Fortune 250.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edgecliff-Johnson |first=Andrew |date=March 6, 2026 |title=Aflac's Dan Amos on succession after 36 years as CEO |url=https://www.semafor.com/article/03/05/2026/aflacs-dan-amos-on-succession-after-36-years-as-ceo |url-status=live |access-date=May 6, 2026 |website=SEMAFOR.com}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==

A past member of the board of trustees of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Dan serves on the board of the House of Mercy of Columbus, Georgia. He is former chair of the board of the Japan-America Society of Georgia and chair emeritus of the University of Georgia Foundation.

Amos is responsible for Aflac’s 31 year, $200+ million sponsorship of the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, ranked among the top children’s cancer facilities in the U.S. according to ''U.S. News and World Report''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2025 |title=Best Children's Hospitals for Cancer, U.S. News & World Report |url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings/cancer |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honors== In 2023, he was inducted as a Georgia Trustee, an honor given by the Georgia Historical Society in conjunction with the Governor of Georgia to individuals whose accomplishments and community service reflect the ideals of the founding body of Trustees, which governed the Georgia colony from 1732 to 1752.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the 2023 Georgia Trustees|work=Georgia Trend|date=February 9, 2023|url=https://www.georgiatrend.com/2023/02/09/meet-the-2023-georgia-trustees/|access-date=April 30, 2024}}</ref>

Amos was also the recipient of the MLK Jr. Center Salute to Greatness award in 2013 and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Award and the Torch of Liberty Award from the Anti-Defamation League. He was named as one of America’s Best CEOs by ''Institutional Investor'' magazine five times.<ref name=":0" />

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