Michael R. Quinlan

{{Short description|American businessman and philanthropist}}

{{about|the former McDonald's CEO|the Australian musician|Michael Quinlan (musician)}}

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| name = Michael R. Quinlan

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|12|9}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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| education = Loyola University Chicago

| occupation = Accountant, Business executive, President, Philanthropist, CEO McDonald's, 1987-1998

| yearsactive = 1966-present

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| predecessor = Fred L. Turner

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Michael Robert Quinlan (born December 9, 1944){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MuqFAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Quinlan,+Michael+Robert%22+AND+%221944%22|title=Who's who in Finance and Industry|date=1987|publisher=[etc.] Marquis Who's Who|isbn=9780837903255|language=en}} is a graduate, and former chairman of the board of trustees, of Loyola University Chicago, where he was initiated into the Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity.{{cite web|url=http://alphadeltagamma.org/history/famous.html|title=The Famous AlphaDelts|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908014750/http://alphadeltagamma.org/history/famous.html|archive-date=2010-09-08}} Quinlan served as a director of McDonald's Corporation, from 1979 until his retirement in 2002. He was the chairman of the board of directors of McDonald's from March 1990 to May 1999 and chief executive officer from March 1987 through July 1998. Quinlan became President and COO in 1982.{{Cite web |date=1989-12-20 |title=Michael Quinlan to Head McDonald's |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/michael-quinlan-to-head-mcdonalds/article_26b4a3ef-b2e9-5af2-b196-39ee9b71d12d.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1646237674HWRHXJYUBY?url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/michael-quinlan-to-head-mcdonalds/article_26b4a3ef-b2e9-5af2-b196-39ee9b71d12d.html |archive-date=2022-03-02 |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Tulsa World |language=en}} Quinlan started with McDonald's in 1963 in the mailroom and worked his way up to senior management.{{Cite web|url=http://www.luc.edu/quinlan/aboutquinlan/aboutmichaelrquinlan/|title=About Michael R. Quinlan: Quinlan School of Business: Loyola University Chicago|website=www.luc.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.luc.edu/news-dev/index.shtml|title=Loyola University Chicago - University Newsroom|website=Loyola University Chicago - University Newsroom|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-10-13-8603170106-story.html|title=MCDONALD'S FAST-RISING BURGER KING|last=Gorman|first=John|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-26}} Quinlan got the job through his roommate John Martino, the son of June Martino, McDonald's secretary at the time.

Quinlan and his wife, Marilyn, donated approximately one-third of the $40 million raised to construct the new Life Sciences Building at Loyola, completed in 2004. The building was dedicated as the Michael R. and Marilyn C. Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center on December 3, 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.luc.edu/news/media/releases/lsb.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=2005-11-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051016151117/http://www.luc.edu/news/media/releases/lsb.shtml |archive-date=2005-10-16 }}

On June 2, 2012, during Loyola's annual Founder's Dinner, it was announced that Quinlan was donating $40 million to Loyola. The donation will help grow the business school's endowment to

attract top faculty, support students, and create cutting‐edge programs to meet market

demands. Loyola renamed its School of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business to the Michael R. Quinlan School of Business.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/06/03/loyal-to-loyola/| title=Loyal to Loyola: Former McDonald's CEO gives $40 million to university's business school}}{{cite web|url=http://www.suntimes.com/business/12949876-420/loyola-alum-former-mcdonalds-ceo-gives-school-40m-gift.html| title=Loyola alum, former McDonald's CEO gives school $40M gift}} The 820N block of State Street (corner of N. State and E. Pearson St.) where the Quinlan School of Business is located is designated honorary Michael R. Quinlan Way.