Jack D. Crouch
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Jack Dyer Crouch was an American
entrepreneur
and conglomerate
organizer born in Columbia, Missouri
. He has 4 sons, (J. Richard Crouch, Jack Crouch II, Robert Crouch, Michael Crouch), and 2 daughters, (Cathy Crouch, Michelle Crouch)
He created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1954 with his partner Hyatt R. von Dehn, and later became a Hilton Hotel Franchise Owner in the United States. He is accredited with conceptualizing and building the world's first fly-in (airport) hotel, The Hyatt House Los Angeles. Prior to that, he owned "Jack's on the Strip" in Hollywood, one of the first drive-thru restaurants in California
. It was there that he would meet Hyatt R. von Dehn, who would soon invest in his airport hotel concept.
Jack Dyer Crouch II is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Ambassador to Romania, Deputy National Security Adviser, and Assistant to the President. Also, from 1993 to 2001, Crouch was Associate Professor of Defense and Strategic Studies at Southwest Missouri State University. He was member of the Board of Editors of Comparative Strategy and a member of the Board of Advisers of the Center for Security Policy. While at Missouri, he also served as a reserve deputy sheriff in Christian County.
United States
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entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and conglomerate
Conglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
organizer born in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
. He has 4 sons, (J. Richard Crouch, Jack Crouch II, Robert Crouch, Michael Crouch), and 2 daughters, (Cathy Crouch, Michelle Crouch)
He created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1954 with his partner Hyatt R. von Dehn, and later became a Hilton Hotel Franchise Owner in the United States. He is accredited with conceptualizing and building the world's first fly-in (airport) hotel, The Hyatt House Los Angeles. Prior to that, he owned "Jack's on the Strip" in Hollywood, one of the first drive-thru restaurants in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was there that he would meet Hyatt R. von Dehn, who would soon invest in his airport hotel concept.
Jack Dyer Crouch II is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Ambassador to Romania, Deputy National Security Adviser, and Assistant to the President. Also, from 1993 to 2001, Crouch was Associate Professor of Defense and Strategic Studies at Southwest Missouri State University. He was member of the Board of Editors of Comparative Strategy and a member of the Board of Advisers of the Center for Security Policy. While at Missouri, he also served as a reserve deputy sheriff in Christian County.