Dan Cathy

Daniel Truett Cathy is an American businessman. He is chairman, president, and CEO of fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, which was founded and expanded by his father, S. Truett Cathy. He has a net worth of $6.6 billion as of May 2019.

  • Fried chicken billionaire Dan Cathy is chairman and CEO 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 2012, sparking nationwide protests when he made anti-same sex marriage remarks.
  • He spends much of his time away from the company’s Atlanta headquarters, visiting restaurants and attending grand openings around the country.
  • His brother, Bubba Cathy, serves as executive vice president of the chicken chain, which is known for staying closed on Sundays.