Mike Mason ’80, Chief Security Officer at Verizon and Former Executive Assistant Director at the FBI, presented Gladiator or Spectator…You Decide: The Importance of a Resilient Spirit. Mike discussed his almost life-long philosophy that every situation can be turned into an opportunity with the right attitude engaged. As a former U.S. Marine Corps officer, a seasoned executive with the FBI and for the past 12 years as an SVP and Chief Security Officer at Verizon, Mason has been confronted with countless situations, good and bad, from which he has extracted invaluable lessons. In his opinion, the pandemic is no different. He believes there is no situation from which one cannot grow and develop.