Tilman Fertitta

About the author

Tilman Fertitta is indeed the chairman and CEO of Landry's Inc. and Golden Nugget Hotel & Casinos, and the sole owner of Fertitta Entertainment, Inc., overseeing a vast empire that includes over 600 restaurants, hotels, amusement parks, and aquariums across 36 states and more than 15 countries, with restaurant brands such as Mastro's Steakhouse, Morton's The Steakhouse, Rainforest Café, Saltgrass Steak House, and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

, he is not a graduate of the University of Houston.