PERSON: Jamie Richardson
Employer
White Castle System Inc.
Position
Vice-President
Biography
Jamie T. Richardson is an “Ultimate Craver” who took his love of White Castle hamburgers to its logical extreme, joining the White Castle home office team in 1998. Jamie serves as Vice President, White Castle System, Inc. with responsibilities for government affairs, shareholder relations, public relations and corporate philanthropy.
Prior to this role, Jamie served as Director of Marketing. Jamie’s craving for White Castle was nurtured during time he spent working on the business as part of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency team, where he also had assignments on a range of accounts like Domino’s Pizza, Tenneco Automotive and Carhartt Outdoor Apparel.
In recent years, Jamie has led White Castle’s involvement in entertainment projects like “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” “Undercover Boss,” “Food Factory USA,” and “Impractical Jokers”. As an advocate for White Castle, Jamie has participated in dozens of television interviews, appearing on shows like CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” Fox Business News “Money with Melissa Francis,” Fox News Channel “Your World with Cavuto,” “The Sean Hannity Show,” and “On the Record with Great Van Susteren”. He has been quoted extensively in publications like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg’s Business Week, Time Magazine and Fortune.
In addition, Jamie has testified before Congress three times since 2013 to provide insights and background to lawmakers regarding policy impact on restaurants and family owned businesses like White Castle. In 2014, Jamie was recognized by the National Restaurant Association as its “Restaurant Advocate of the Year”.
Jamie serves on the board of Family Enterprise USA, the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the Ohio Restaurant Association where he serves as Vice Chairman. He is active in community, serving on a number of charity boards including the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus, the YMCA of Central Ohio, the American Red Cross National Philanthropy Board, the Conway Family Business Center, and the Catholic Foundation.
As a 4th generation family member “in-law” Jamie invests his time and passion in the White Castle vision of “remaining a family owned business for generations to come”.
He is a graduate of Siena Heights University, Class of 1987, where he majored in business administration and was named the recipient of the “Outstanding Alumni Award” in 2010. Jamie earned his MBA degree from Ohio Dominican University. Jamie and his wife Kate live in Mount Vernon, Ohio and have five children, Brendan, Chloe, Mary Grace, Maggie and Finn. In his spare time, when he isn’t watching C-Span 3, or musing on metaphysics, Jamie is often found spinning classic rock hits from his vinyl LP collection
Prior to this role, Jamie served as Director of Marketing. Jamie’s craving for White Castle was nurtured during time he spent working on the business as part of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency team, where he also had assignments on a range of accounts like Domino’s Pizza, Tenneco Automotive and Carhartt Outdoor Apparel.
In recent years, Jamie has led White Castle’s involvement in entertainment projects like “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” “Undercover Boss,” “Food Factory USA,” and “Impractical Jokers”. As an advocate for White Castle, Jamie has participated in dozens of television interviews, appearing on shows like CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” Fox Business News “Money with Melissa Francis,” Fox News Channel “Your World with Cavuto,” “The Sean Hannity Show,” and “On the Record with Great Van Susteren”. He has been quoted extensively in publications like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg’s Business Week, Time Magazine and Fortune.
In addition, Jamie has testified before Congress three times since 2013 to provide insights and background to lawmakers regarding policy impact on restaurants and family owned businesses like White Castle. In 2014, Jamie was recognized by the National Restaurant Association as its “Restaurant Advocate of the Year”.
Jamie serves on the board of Family Enterprise USA, the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the Ohio Restaurant Association where he serves as Vice Chairman. He is active in community, serving on a number of charity boards including the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus, the YMCA of Central Ohio, the American Red Cross National Philanthropy Board, the Conway Family Business Center, and the Catholic Foundation.
As a 4th generation family member “in-law” Jamie invests his time and passion in the White Castle vision of “remaining a family owned business for generations to come”.
He is a graduate of Siena Heights University, Class of 1987, where he majored in business administration and was named the recipient of the “Outstanding Alumni Award” in 2010. Jamie earned his MBA degree from Ohio Dominican University. Jamie and his wife Kate live in Mount Vernon, Ohio and have five children, Brendan, Chloe, Mary Grace, Maggie and Finn. In his spare time, when he isn’t watching C-Span 3, or musing on metaphysics, Jamie is often found spinning classic rock hits from his vinyl LP collection
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