Dan Friedkin

Thomas Daniel Friedkin born in 1965, is an American billionaire, the CEO of The Friedkin Group and the CEO of his subsidiary Gulf States Toyota Distributors, which was founded by his father, Thomas Hoyt Friedkin, president and CEO of the Friedkin Companies.

Dan Friedkin
Born	Thomas Daniel Friedkin 1965 (age 54–55)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Georgetown University Rice University
Net worth	$4.1 billion (February 2019)[1]
Title	CEO, Gulf States Toyota Distributors.

In Cinema, he produced films such as The Square (Palme d'Or at the 2017 Festival de Cannes), All the Money in the World, and The Mule.

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 started negotiations to purchase the Italian football club A.S. Roma, and on August 6, 2020, signed the preliminary contract to agree to pay $591 million to James Pallotta, the main shareholder of Roma.[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

1. "Forbes profile: Dan Friedkin". Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
2. "Dan Friedkin – Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation". Airforceheritageflight.org. 2010-12-06. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
3. "T. Dan Friedkin | Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute". Ckwri.tamuk.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
4. "Official statement regarding the ownership of AS Roma". A.S. Roma. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.