Roderick Todd
  • Class of 2017
  • Camden, S.C.

Roderick Todd interns at the Aspen Institute during summer 2016

2016 Jul 26

The sea of influential people from around the world that Roderick Todd has seen or met this summer is too full to even begin to name them all...but here's a sampling: Steve Case, founder of AOL; Howard Schultz, founder of Starbucks; Secretary of State John Kerry; former presidential nominee Mitt Romney; former First Lady Laura Bush; Attorney General Loretta Lynch; Dr. Bennet Omalu, who first discovered and published research about traumatic brain injuries suffered by football players...and the list goes on.

The Aspen Institute internships aren't only about meeting celebrities and world influencers. They're also learning skills that will carry them from their college careers into their professional careers or graduate school.

Roderick Todd, a member of the class of 2017, was one of three Wofford seniors interning at the Aspen Institute this summer.

The best part, says Todd,  majoring in international affairs and Chinese, "was meeting those who don't have the recognizable names. I learned so much from so many different people. Our environment here in Aspen is perfect for casually meeting people, and I found out that most people are interested in what we, as interns are doing."