United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981921/2014Atlanta native Truett Cathy was the founder and chairman of Chick-fil-A, one of the largest privately owned restaurant chains in the United States. Cathy, who attributed his business success to hard work and trust in God, donated a significant portion of his wealth to disadvantaged children and provided college scholarships to many of his employees.Photograph of Truett Cathy, founder and chairman of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, posing inside a Chick-fil-A restaurant. Wearing a suit, he stands next to the ordering counter. The company has opened locations in thirty-eight states, as well as in the District of Columbia, and is the nation's second-largest chicken restaurant within the fast-food industry.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/truett-cathy-b-1921Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/truett-cathy-b-1921Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBusinessmen--Georgia--AtlantaBusinesspeople--Georgia--AtlantaRestaurants--Georgia--AtlantaExecutives--Georgia--AtlantaRestaurateurs--Georgia--AtlantaMen--Georgia--AtlantaLogos (Symbols)--Georgia--AtlantaCorporations--Headquarters--Georgia--AtlantaChick-Fil-A CorporationPhilanthropists--Georgia--AtlantaCathy, S. TruettTruett CathyStillImage