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Greg Flynn is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group and Flynn Properties. With more than 1,250 Applebee’s, Taco Bell, Panera, and Arby's restaurants doing greater than $2.3 billion in sales and directly employing more than 48,000 people in 33 states, Flynn Restaurant Group is the largest franchise operator in the US. Flynn Properties invests in commercial properties on the West Coast and has owned and managed more than 3 million square feet since its founding in 1994; it also owns, in partnership, the luxury resorts Esperanza, located in Los Cabos, Mexico, the Carneros Resort and Solage, both located in the Napa Valley, and the Hotel Madeline in Telluride. Greg has been recognized as one of the Bay Area’s Most Admired CEO’s by the San Francisco Business Times. He has twice been named Franchisee of the Year and three times named Operator of the Year by Applebee’s Services Inc. He was honored as Restaurant Leader of the Year by Restaurant Business Magazine and Operator of the Year by Nation's Restaurant News. He has also been recognized as Dealmaker of the Year by the Franchise Times and an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young. Greg has an AB Magna Cum Laude from Brown University, an MA from Yale University, and an MBA from the Stanford GSB. He serves on the board of the Exploratorium, the Brown University President’s Leadership Council, and the Applebee’s Franchise Business Council. He also serves on the Strategic Advisory Group of Goldman Sachs’ West Street Capital Partners VII and the Executive Advisory Board of Cove Hill Partners, L.P. He is a past chairman of the Golden Gate Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization.

Andrew Cherng (pronounced Chur-ng; born April 1948) is a Chinese-born American billionaire restaurateur. He is the founder and chairman of Panda Restaurant Group, based in Rosemead, California. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Panda Express. The Cherngs invest out of their family office, the Cherng Family Trust.

Christopher 'Chris' Pappas is a CEO/Co-Owner at Pappas Restaurants and Board Member at Luby's. He has worked as President/CEO at Luby's. Christopher works or has worked at INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. He studied at University of Texas System.

George Chapdelaine is a CEO at Virgin Associates, Board Member at Boston Restaurant Associates Inc, and President/CEO at Boston Restaurant Associates Inc and is based in United Kingdom. He has worked as Manager:Sales at Chiquita Brands Intl Inc, Gen Mgr:Food Svcs Devision at HP Hood Inc, and Board Member at Pizzeria Regina Inc. George works or has worked as MEMBER at Massachusetts Restaurant Association. He studied at Oklahoma State University between 1963 and 1969 and Clark University between 1974 and 1976.