Dan Cathy

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.