Arthur Blank Biography

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Arthur Blank is a successful American businessman and NFL owner. Blank was the co-founder of The Home Depot and is the current owner of the Atlanta Falcons. His co-founding of The Home Depot in 1978 would make him a billionaire. In 2002, Blank purchased the Falcons. The team has played the playoffs in six of the 12 years of his ownership. Blank has actively worked to enhance the Atlanta sporting experience, breaking ground on a new stadium that is set to open in 2017 and winning the rights to a Major League Soccer franchise which will begin play the same year. Blank chairs the NFL’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. He founded The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation in 1995. The charity has given out over 300 million dollars, with most of that money going back into the Atlanta community. Blank is a native of Flushing, New York and graduated from Boston College. 

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