Frank Hanna III
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Frank J. Hanna III is an American entrepreneur and merchant banker who has been described as "one of the leading Catholic philanthropists in the USA."
, where he earned BBA and JD degrees, Hanna and his younger brother David invested $160,000 in a bid to test a method he had devised for helping companies rid themselves of bad loans. This led to the brothers' founding an investment firm that they later sold.
Frank Hanna has served as CEO
of administrative services firm HBR Capital, Ltd. since 1992. He has held the position of CEO
of investment firm Hanna Capital, LLC since 2006. He has also been Director of the Atlanta-based CompuCredit Corporation since 1999. He previously held a corporate attorney position with Troutman Sanders
, an Atlanta law firm. Hanna was one of three entrepreneurs profiled in the Acton Institute's documentary film, The Call of the Entrepreneur.
and Chairman of the Board of CompuCredit. The Hanna brothers' father, Frank Hanna, Jr., chairs the Washington, D.C.-based Paladin Capital Group, a fund dedicated solely for the Homeland Security sector. Hanna, Jr. is also a major shareholder in CompuCredit.
as co-chair of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In 2007, Hanna received the Philanthropy Roundtable
's William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership
"for his national leadership in K-12 education reform."
Pope Benedict XVI
named Hanna a Knight of the Grand Cross in the Order of St. Gregory, and Hanna is a Knight of Malta, a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
, and serves on the boards of the Papal Foundation and the St. John Vianney Seminary. Hanna is the founder of the Solidarity Association, which obtained portions of the Bodmer Papyri
, including the oldest extant copy of portions of the Gospels of Luke
and John
. In January 2007, Hanna presented the papyri to the Pope. They were transported from Switzerland to the Vatican in "[a]n armed motorcade surrounded by people with machine guns." According to one source, "Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, Bishop Raffaele Farina, prefect of the Vatican Library, and Gary Krupp, founder of the Pave the Way Foundation, which worked to bring about this gift, were present when the papyrus was donated to the Vatican." They are kept in the Vatican Library and will be made available for scholarly review, and in the future, excerpts may be put on display for the general public.
published Hanna's What Your Money Means: And How to Use It Well (ISBN 978-0824525200). The book presents Hanna's perspective on healthy attitudes towards money and his advice about philanthropic strategies. In a review published by the Philanthropy Roundtable
, George Weigel
said of the book that,
Education and career
Hanna credits his experiences growing up around his father's real estate business as preparing him for the business world. After studying at the University of GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
, where he earned BBA and JD degrees, Hanna and his younger brother David invested $160,000 in a bid to test a method he had devised for helping companies rid themselves of bad loans. This led to the brothers' founding an investment firm that they later sold.
Frank Hanna has served as CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of administrative services firm HBR Capital, Ltd. since 1992. He has held the position of CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of investment firm Hanna Capital, LLC since 2006. He has also been Director of the Atlanta-based CompuCredit Corporation since 1999. He previously held a corporate attorney position with Troutman Sanders
Troutman Sanders
Troutman Sanders LLP, founded in 1897, is an international law firm with more than 600 attorneys located in North America and Asia.On January 2, 2009, the firm merged with D.C.-based Ross Dixon & Bell, keeping and operating under the name Troutman Sanders...
, an Atlanta law firm. Hanna was one of three entrepreneurs profiled in the Acton Institute's documentary film, The Call of the Entrepreneur.
Hanna family businesses
Frank Hanna's brother David is the CEOChief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
and Chairman of the Board of CompuCredit. The Hanna brothers' father, Frank Hanna, Jr., chairs the Washington, D.C.-based Paladin Capital Group, a fund dedicated solely for the Homeland Security sector. Hanna, Jr. is also a major shareholder in CompuCredit.
Social activism
The Hanna family has long been involved in supporting Catholic charities, including helping to start three new Catholic schools in Atlanta. In 2002, Hanna was chosen by George W. BushGeorge W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
as co-chair of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In 2007, Hanna received the Philanthropy Roundtable
Philanthropy Roundtable
The Philanthropy Roundtable is a private, non-partisan, 501 organization. Its stated mission is "to foster excellence in philanthropy, to protect philanthropic freedom, to assist donors in achieving their philanthropic intent, and to help donors advance liberty, opportunity, and personal...
's William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership
William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership
The William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership is an annual award given by the William E. Simon Foundation in honor of its founder, former Secretary of the Treasury and financier William E...
"for his national leadership in K-12 education reform."
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
named Hanna a Knight of the Grand Cross in the Order of St. Gregory, and Hanna is a Knight of Malta, a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
Order of the Holy Sepulchre
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the pope. It traces its roots to Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, principal leader of the First Crusade...
, and serves on the boards of the Papal Foundation and the St. John Vianney Seminary. Hanna is the founder of the Solidarity Association, which obtained portions of the Bodmer Papyri
Bodmer Papyri
The Bodmer Papyri are a group of twenty-two papyri discovered in Egypt in 1952. They are named after Martin Bodmer who purchased them. The papyri contain segments from the Old and New Testaments, early Christian literature, Homer and Menander. The oldest, P66 dates to c. 200. The papyri are kept at...
, including the oldest extant copy of portions of the Gospels of Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...
and John
Gospel of John
The Gospel According to John , commonly referred to as the Gospel of John or simply John, and often referred to in New Testament scholarship as the Fourth Gospel, is an account of the public ministry of Jesus...
. In January 2007, Hanna presented the papyri to the Pope. They were transported from Switzerland to the Vatican in "[a]n armed motorcade surrounded by people with machine guns." According to one source, "Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, Bishop Raffaele Farina, prefect of the Vatican Library, and Gary Krupp, founder of the Pave the Way Foundation, which worked to bring about this gift, were present when the papyrus was donated to the Vatican." They are kept in the Vatican Library and will be made available for scholarly review, and in the future, excerpts may be put on display for the general public.
Book
In 2008, The Crossroad Publishing CompanyHerder publishers
Verlag Herder is a publishing company started by the Herders, a German family. The company focuses primarily on Catholic topics of ecclesiology, Christian mysticism, women's studies, and the development of younger Catholic theologians.-Bartholomäus Herder:...
published Hanna's What Your Money Means: And How to Use It Well (ISBN 978-0824525200). The book presents Hanna's perspective on healthy attitudes towards money and his advice about philanthropic strategies. In a review published by the Philanthropy Roundtable
Philanthropy Roundtable
The Philanthropy Roundtable is a private, non-partisan, 501 organization. Its stated mission is "to foster excellence in philanthropy, to protect philanthropic freedom, to assist donors in achieving their philanthropic intent, and to help donors advance liberty, opportunity, and personal...
, George Weigel
George Weigel
George Weigel is an American author, and political and social activist. He currently serves as a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Weigel was the Founding President of the James Madison Foundation...
said of the book that,
Hanna has written a truly radical book, in both the popular and classical sense of the adjective. "Radical," after all, derives from the Latin word radix, meaning root, and What Your Money Means gets us to the root of the matter. It's a primer on the meaning of wealth, in which Hanna thinks aloud with his readers about material possessions—and what it means to have a lot of them—with the aid of some neatly explained philosophical and moral principles. How to Use It Well is the provocation: a proposal for disposing of wealth that, if taken seriously and adopted widely, could change the face of American philanthropy, dramatically.