Jimmy John Liautaud is Jimmy John's Founder. Since its founding in 1983, Liautaud has helped grow Jimmy John’s to more than 2,700 locations. Jimmy has earned national recognition for his contributions to the restaurant industry, receiving the Franchise Times 2017 Dealmaker of the Year Award and the 2017 UCLA Extension Innovation Award. Liautaud has also been recognized by Nation's Restaurant News, Ernst & Young and the Chicago Business Journal. Jimmy John Liautaud is passionate about providing the freshest ingredients and the best customer service in each and every Jimmy John’s. The company was #1 on the Entrepreneur 2016 Franchise 500 list and was #3 on Entrepreneur.com's list of "10 Promising Franchises for Ambitious Entrepreneurs" in 2015.
An active philanthropist, Jimmy John Liautaud and his wife Leslie LIautaud support local and national causes through the Liautaud Family Foundation.