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Frank Fertitta III
Born
Frank Joseph Fertitta III

(1962-02-24) February 24, 1962 (age 62)[1]
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationEntrepreneur
SpouseJill
Children3
RelativesFrank Fertitta, Jr. (father)
Lorenzo Fertitta (brother)
WebsiteOfficial website

Frank Joseph Fertitta III (born February 24, 1962) is an American entrepreneur. He is the current CEO of Station Casinos. He is also an owner of Zuffa LLC, which is the entity that runs the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). [1]

Education

Fertitta attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1984, he graduated from the University of Southern California,[2] where he received a BA/BS degree.[1]

Career

History with Station Casinos:

  • 1985 becomes Officer/General Manager
  • 1986 becomes Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  • 1989 – July 2000: President
  • July 1992 – present: Chief Executive Officer

Philanthropy

On October 18, 2012, the University of Southern California announced that Jill and Frank Fertitta had made a major gift to the university which would result in the construction of a new building for the USC Marshall School of Business and the establishment of the Jill and Frank Fertitta Endowed Chair in Business.[3]

Personal life

Fertitta resides in Las Vegas with his wife Jill and three children.[1] As of 2009, the family also had a vacation home in Laguna Beach, California.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Forbes 400 Richest Americans: #365 Frank Fertitta". Forbes. September 2010.
  2. ^ Nancy E. Lowe (June 2002). "Power Players: Making Things Happen in Nevada". Nevada Business.
  3. ^ http://news.usc.edu/#!/article/42710/fertittas-donate-major-gift-to-usc-marshall-for-new-undergraduate-building/
  4. ^ Bramasco, Andrew. "Martial-Arts Mogul Buys Beachfront Estate". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

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