Christopher John Kempczinski (born 1968) is an American business executive, and the president and
chief executive officer
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(CEO) of
McDonald's Corporation.
Early life
Christopher John Kempczinski was born in
Boston
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,
and raised in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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. He is the son of Richard Kempczinski, who was Professor of Surgery and Chief of Vascular Surgery at the
University of Cincinnati
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Medical Center,
and Ann Marie Kempczinski (), who was a primary school teacher at Terrace Park Elementary in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He graduated in 1987 from Indian Hill High School in suburban Cincinnati.
Kempczinski earned a bachelor's degree from
Duke University in 1991,
and an MBA from
Harvard Business School
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in 1997.
Career
Kempczinski started his career with Procter & Gamble in brand management, and worked for four years in its soap sector division, before leaving to attend Harvard Business School (HBS). After HBS he became a management consultant at the
Boston Consulting Group
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