John Schnatter

ABOUT JOHN SCHNATTER

Founder, spokesman, and CEO of the pizza company Papa Johns, which he founded in 1984.

He invested in pizza-making equipment by selling his 1972 Camaro Z28.

He hosted a fundraiser at his house in 2012 for Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney .

He began delivering pizzas for his father's tavern Mick's Lounge. He had three children with his wife Annette.

He was a known critic of Barack Obama 's Affordable Care Act.