Dan Friedkin
Dan Friedkin | |
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Born | Thomas Daniel Friedkin 1965 (age 58–59) San Diego, California, US |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Georgetown University Rice University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | CEO, Gulf States Toyota Distributors. |
Spouse | Debra Friedkin |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Thomas H. Friedkin Susan Wille Friedkin |
Thomas Daniel Friedkin (born 1965) is an American billionaire, the CEO of Gulf States Toyota Distributors, which was founded by his father, Thomas Hoyt Friedkin, president and CEO of the Friedkin Companies.
Early life
Dan Friedkin was born in 1965 in San Diego, California,[2] the son of Thomas H. Friedkin.[1] He has a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, and a master's from Rice University.[3]
Career
Friedkin is the CEO of Gulf States Toyota Distributors.
In December 2019, Friedkin was in final negotiations to purchase the A.S. Roma soccer club for $872 million, from its main shareholder James Pallotta. [4]
Personal life
He and his wife Debra have four children, and live in Houston.[1][3]
Friedkin is the founder and chairman of the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation and "one of nine civilian Heritage Flight pilots qualified to fly in formation with US. Air Force single-ship demonstration teams".[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Forbes profile: Dan Friedkin". Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Dan Friedkin – Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation". Airforceheritageflight.org. 2010-12-06. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ a b "T. Dan Friedkin | Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute". Ckwri.tamuk.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "U.S. Billionaire Nears Purchase of AS Roma Soccer Club". Bloomberg L.P. December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.