Arthur Blank

Arthur Blank (born 1942) was one of the founders of Home Depot. In February 2002, he purchased the Atlanta Falcons franchise in the National Football League. In September 2004, he bought Arena Football League franchise Georgia Force.

Blank graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York, NY in 1960. He later graduated from Babson College where he has a building named after him. In early 2006, he withdrew from contention as a potential buyer of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves.

For more on Arthur Blank, visit http://www.lemonadestories.com, an award-winning film which chronicles the impact of mothers on sparking entrepreneurial spirit. It covers Arthur's journey, from Babson College, to his employment with Handy Dan (a chain of home improvement stores), his unexpected dismissal from Handy Dan, to his founding of Home Depot on the back of a napkin with his long-time friend Bernie Marcus. It also features several other wildly successful entrepreneurs.

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