Todd Graves (entrepreneur)

Graves was born in New Orleans and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Graves graduated from Episcopal School of Baton Rouge. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia. ==Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers==

Graves and long-time friend Craig Silvey used Silvey's business plan course at LSU to create their business plan. Graves opened Raising Cane's near the North Gates of Louisiana State University on Highland Road in 1996. The restaurants are named after Raising Cane I, Graves' dog at the time of founding the first restaurant. They are headquartered in Baton Rouge. ==Personal life==

In 2000, Graves married Gwen Drain, a McDonald's franchisee, whom he had known since high school. They have two daughters and reside in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with their yellow Labrador, Raising Cane III. ==Collections==

An avid collector, Graves has loaned a 66-million-year-old triceratops skull to the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum. He has also loaned the hearse that carried Martin Luther King Jr. to exhibits across the country. == References ==