Herman Cain grew up in Georgia with wonderful parents and little else. Cain's father worked three jobs because he wanted his family to have more opportunity. As a result of his dad's encouragement, Cain earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Morehouse College in 1967. He earned a master's degree from Purdue University while working as a mathematician for the Department of the Navy. Upon graduation, he worked as a business analyst for The Coca-Cola Company. In 1968, he married Gloria Etchison; they have two grown children and two grandchildren. In 1977, Cain joined The Pillsbury Company at age 31. Within three years, he rose to the position of Vice President of Corporate Systems and Services. He resigned his senior position in 1982 to begin work at Pillsbury's Burger King Division. Nine months later, he was managing 400 Burger King units in the Philadelphia region, the company's poorest performer. Within three years, his region ranked number one. In 1986, Cain was appointed president of then financially troubled Godfather's Pizza, Inc. chain. In 14 months, the chain regained profitability and in 1988, he led his executive team in a buyout of the company from Pillsbury. Cain was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in 1988. While serving as Chairman, he developed the organization into a pro-business voice through national debates and speeches concerning healthcare reform, employment policies and taxation. Following this experience, he was appointed to serve on the Economic Growth and Tax Reform Commission. He then became a senior advisor to the 1996 Dole/Kemp presidential campaign. While continuing as President and Chairman of Godfather's Pizza, Inc., Cain became a national keynote speaker. Using his powerful messages as the foundation, Cain created a leadership firm and he has authored three books on topics ranging from leadership to self-empowerment. In 2002, he became an Executive Lecturer for the Gallup Organization. In 1996, Cain was elected CEO and president of the NRA. Additionally, Cain is a former Chairman and Member of The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1992 to 1996. Cain leveraged his restaurant experience with the technology market when he became CEO and president of RetailDNA, a software technology company, in 1999. Despite his global industry reach, Cain devotes time and energy to his family and indulges his passion for music and golf. Now former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Godfather's Pizza, he is still a member of the Board of Directors of various companies. Cain also serves as an associate minister of Antioch Baptist Church North in Atlanta. In 2003, Cain announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States Senate from Georgia to replace retiring Senator Zell Miller. Cain campaigned on replacing the federal income tax code with a national retail sales tax, restructuring the Social Security system, reducing the influence of government and the courts in the health care system and inspiring people to believe that they can change the status quo in Washington. Herman Cain is chief executive officer of THE New Voice, Inc. and New Voters Alliance, and host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show The Bottom Line with Herman Cain. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:52:57 GMT Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:52:57 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ The American dream is alive and well, though you wouldn't know it from watching the network news. Liberal election rhetoric is counting on middle-class Americans believing someone is out to get them - and that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/11/22/media_consider_american_businessmen_'bad_company' e1264fc0-1683-4118-af58-2dd562b711e5 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:52:57 GMT Don Imus's slip of the lip created a media and racial outrage. He immediately acknowledged his mistake and apologized in person to the Rutgers women basketball team members. They accepted his apology with dignity and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/04/23/at_least_don_imus_didnt_call_black_republicans_moronic 906fb5a7-956e-48af-b0ae-8db897ea34c0 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:07:51 GMT Former Senator Fred Thompson's recent disclosure that he has a form of cancer called lymphoma has people wondering if he should still run for president. The answer is yes for at least three reasons: 1) His cancer is non... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/04/18/fred_thompsons_revelation_cancer_is_not_a_death_sentence 7df257b9-7162-4663-a6f2-43d7d0f777b5 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:15:00 GMT If you're getting a tax refund this year, you're probably excited. How will you use the money? Save it for a rainy-day pizza party? Upgrade your basic cable TV? 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Unfortunately, some politici http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/03/05/creative_rhetoric_masks_fiscal_reality 80277b32-4a36-434d-aeb0-0eb5c0972145 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:49:26 GMT Since the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination began, roughly, on Inauguration Day 2005, it is not too early to speculate on who might be the leading candidates for the eventual nominees' vice presidenti http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/02/26/let_the_veepstakes_begin a2d2be7b-dbcb-432b-b940-75e641ab6324 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:45:41 GMT Last week I discussed the testimony delivered February 8 by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson before the Senate Budget Committee on President Bush's fiscal year 2008 budget proposals. When asked by Budget Committee... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/02/20/pandering_their_way_to_permanent_minority_status 82b718cd-6ad4-41f0-867c-f71dda683f8a Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:04:56 GMT Entitlement is a disease, much like cancer. I fought and won my personal war against cancer, but have thankfully never suffered from entitlement. If there is indeed a divide in our country, as liberals in both political... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/02/06/entitlement_is_a_disease 211f7168-d857-4846-a75c-80f9bbf2f677 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:43:35 GMT When The Pillsbury Company appointed me president of the then-troubled Godfather's Pizza chain in 1986, they were not looking for a black president because it was time for the first time in its history to have a black m http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/01/29/diversity_distraction 3346cac2-21dd-486f-972c-4871fdd35518 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:45:21 GMT The next president of the United States of America may not be what we need. We need a real leader who will bring real solutions to the challenges facing our economic infrastructure and national security. We will get the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HermanCain/2007/01/22/a_strange_way_to_seek_a_true_leader 61623a87-4546-4dfa-ad79-d4374bce23ff Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:42:17 GMT