Jimmy John Liautaud

$2.4B

as of 10/04/24

About Jimmy John Liautaud

Jimmy John Liautaud is the founder of sandwich chain Jimmy John's.

He launched the business in 1983 using a $25,000 loan from his father, an army veteran.

As a student, Liautaud had struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia and graduated second-to-last in his high school class.

Jimmy John's now has 2,800 locations; virtually all of them are franchises.

Liautaud merged his stake in Jimmy John's into Inspire Brands in 2019.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Sandwich chain

Residence

Key Largo, Florida

Marital status

Married

Birth date

01/12/64 (age 60)

Number of children

Education

High School Graduate, High School

Self-made

self-made