Rank #241
Dan Cathy
Net worth $12.8B
Chick-fil-A · United States
- Born
- Mar 01, 1953
- Age
- 73
- Source
- Chick-fil-A
- Residence
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Georgia Southern University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Fried chicken billionaire Dan Cathy is chairman of Chick-fil-A, the fast-food juggernaut his father, Truett Cathy (d. 2014), founded in 1967.
- He grew up doing odd jobs in his father's restaurants, including scraping chewing gum from table bottoms with a butter knife.
- Cathy became CEO in 2013, sparking nationwide protests when he made anti-same sex marriage remarks. His son, Andrew Cathy, took over as CEO in 2021.
- His brother, Bubba Cathy, serves as executive vice president of the chicken chain, which is known for staying closed on Sundays.
- Cathy plays the trumpet and is an avid motorcyclist and licensed pilot.
- Cathy spends his Sundays teaching Bible study to high school students.