Nido Qubein

Nido Qubein is a Lebanese-American businessman born in Jordan in 1948. He immigrated to the United States as a teenager with $50. He has been President of High Point University since 2005, overseeing expansion from 4,600 to 5,200 students across two North Carolina campuses. He is Executive Chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company operating 220 stores in 43 states. He serves on boards of BB&T, La-Z-Boy Corporation and nThrive.