Last Updated: 29 Mar, 2024 | Views: 367
Age: 71
Profession: Business Men
Famous For: Chairman of Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A
Higher Education: Georgia Southern University (BBA)
Net Worth: $10.9 Billion
About (Profile/Biography):
Dan Cathy was born March 1, 1953 in Jonesboro, Georgia, U.S.Dan Cathy was a renowned businessman. Dan Cathy is the chairman of fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, which was founded and expanded by his father, S. Truett Cathy. He has a net worth of $7.1 billion as of November 2020.Dan Cathybegan doing radio commercials for his father's original Dwarf House restaurant in Hapeville, Georgia, in the late 1960s while he was attending local schools.Dan Cathyearned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Georgia Southern University in 1975.
Dan Cathy Career:
Dan Cathy Started As Director of Operations:
• Dan Cathy started as director of operations, eventually being promoted in 2013 to chairman and CEO.
• Dan Cathy spends much of his time visiting the chain's 2,000 restaurants. Dan Cathy in late 2021 stepped down as CEO of Chick-fil-A, Inc. but remained Chairman of the Board.
Dan Cathy Holds Honorary Doctorates:
• Dan Cathy holds honorary doctorates from the University of West Georgia, Anderson College, Carver College, and Pepperdine University.
• Dan Cathy’s family runs the WinShape Foundation, a non-profit which supports a group of Southern Baptist ministries.
Dan Cathy Share Experience of Racism and Repentance:
• During a discussion at Atlanta’s Passion City Church, Dan Cathy told a story about racism and repentance.
• Dan Cathy then shined African American musician Lecrae Moore’s sneakers, saying that the world needs to have an “apologetic heart.
Dan Cathy Support For Same Sex Marriage:
• Dan Cathy said in July 2012 that he opposes same-sex marriage and supports conservative Christian causes.
• Dan Cathyfamily spent millions of dollars to defeat same-sex marriage initiatives and to provide conversion therapy.
Dan Cathy Unknown Facts
Raise Fund Opposition to the Equality Act: Dan Cathy is reportedly a major donor, was helping to fund opposition to the Equality Act.
Work for Father Company: Dan Cathy began working full-time for his father's company, which had already been established as a franchise chain.
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