Duke Energy's merger with Progress Energy, expected to close at the end of this year, will make it the biggest regulated utility in the U.S. Rogers is a seasoned energy executive who attracted attention in 2009 when he announced that Duke was moving away from coal generation and favoring nuclear power because, he said, nuclear plants presented less of a waste storage problem.
He rescued the coffee chain. It had record financial results this year. Now the CEO is on a campaign to save the country from its politicians. Here's how he blends capitalism and activism.
