Herman Cain

Herman Cain December 13 1945 July 30 2020 was an American business executive writer and Tea Party activist Cain grew up in Georgia and graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelors degree in mathematics He then earned a masters degree in computer science at Purdue University while also working fulltime for the US Department of the Navy In 1977 he joined the Pillsbury Company where he later became vice president During the 1980s Cains success as a business executive at Burger King prompted Pillsbury to appoint him as chairman and CEO of Godfathers Pizza in which capacity he served from 1986 to 1996 Cain was chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Omaha Branch from 1989 to 1991 He was deputy chairman from 1992 to 1994 and then chairman until 1996 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City In 1995 he was appointed to the Kemp Commission and in 1996 he served as a senior economic adviser to Bob Doles presidential campaign From 1996 to 1999 Cain served as president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association In May 2011 Cain announced his 2012 presidential candidacy By the fall his proposed 999 tax plan and debating performances had made him a serious contender for the Republican nomination In November however his campaign faced allegations of sexual misconduct denied by Cain He announced suspension of his campaign on December 3 He remained involved in politics afterwards In the 2020 election cycle Cain was a cochairman of Black Voices for Trump Cain died on July 30 2020 from complications of COVID19 Description above from the Wikipedia article Herman Cain licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia