Edward H. Rensi (born 1944) is an American businessman who was president and CEO of

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hambur ...

USA from 1991 to 1997. He has been chairman of

FAT Brands FAT Brands is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. History FAT Brands began as a holding company for Fatburger in 2017, gaining a chairman in Ed Rensi. On August 13, 2020, Johnny Rockets wa ...

since October 2017.

Early life

Rensi has a bachelor's degree in business education from

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

Career

Rensi started working for

in 1966, as "a grill man and part-time manager trainee" in Columbus, Ohio, rising to restaurant manager within a year. He was president and CEO of McDonald's USA from 1991 to 1997, and is "credited with development of chicken McNuggets and numerous other innovations". From October 1998 to 2011, Rensi was owner, chairman and CEO of

Team Rensi Motorsports Team Rensi Motorsports was a NASCAR Nationwide Series team owned by Ronnie Russell, Ed Rensi, Gary Weisbaum, and formerly Sam Rensi. The team has also competed in the Winston Cup Series, Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA racing series. Ed Re ...

, a

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...

car racing team. Rensi was interim CEO of

Famous Dave's Famous Dave's of America is a chain of barbecue restaurants primarily located in the Midwestern United States, serving pork ribs, chicken, beef brisket, and several flavors of barbecue sauce. Dave Anderson, an Ojibwe-Choctaw who served as the ...

from February 2014 to June 2015. He has been chairman of

, since October 2017.

Personal life

Rensi and his wife Barbara live in

Oak Brook, Illinois Oak Brook is a village mostly in DuPage County with a small portion in Cook County in Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,163. This suburb of Chicago has the headquarters of several companies and organizations including Ace Ha ...

, a suburb of Chicago.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rensi, Ed 1944 births 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople Living people American chief executives of food industry companies American chairpersons of corporations Ohio State University alumni McDonald's people NASCAR team owners