Mr. Thrower is president and CEO of Jamjomar Inc. and the owner of seven McDonald restaurants in Detroit and the surrounding metropolitan area.

Following a career in professional football playing as a defensive back for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles, he served as loan executive and executive assistant to the board chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, regional manager of public issues and planning at Michigan Consolidated Gas, and director of community affairs at Stroh’s Brewery.

Mr. Thrower is affiliated with several corporate and community groups that include the McDonald’s Operators National Advertising Committee, National Black McDonalds Operations Association, Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities, National Football League Alumni Players Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Golden Heritage, and the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He holds a BS degree in English and Physical Education from East Texas University.