Otis is the CEO of Darden Restaurants, the largest casual dining operator in the nation. The firm operates nearly 1,400 company-owned restaurants coast to coast serving 300 million meals annually. Some of those outlets includes brands such as Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille and Bahama Breeze among others. Darden employs 180,000 workers and has annual revenues of $6 billion.
Born in Vicksburg, MS and raised in Watts, he graduated from Stanford Law School in 1980 and was named CEO of Darden Restaurants in 2004 after starting there as Treasurer in 1995. He also serves on the boards of Verizon and VF Clothing Corp. He is married to his wife Jacqueline and they have three children.
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