Frank Vizcarra

Frank Vizcarra and his extended family emigrated from Tijuana, Mexico in November 1973. He attended and graduated from The Ohio State University in 1979. While at OSU he played college soccer and captained the team for his last two years. He then played professional soccer until 1983 when he retired to begin his business career with Pizza Hut, where he worked for two years as a restaurant manager and as a Multi-unit Supervisor. He joined McDonald's Corporation in 1985 and worked there for over 20 years. At McDonald’s he held a number of positions in the field from Restaurant Manager to Assistant VP in charge of Franchise Relations, Franchising, Communications, Community Relations, Ombudsman and VP of Operations. In addition, Mr. Vizcarra held several posts at McDonald’s Corporate Headquarters, including: National Director of Training, National Ombudsman, Corporate VP of Franchise Relations, Strategy and Innovation for the U.S. and Corporate VP of Strategy in the Restaurant Solutions Group, which oversees operations around the world. He worked closely with senior management for 14 years.

After retiring from McDonald’s Corporation in April of 2006, he founded The Vizcarra Consulting Group (VCG). As the president of VCG he focuses his time to help CEOs to define their strategies and leadership platform to drive their business.

Mr. Vizcarra has served on the Board of Directors of Ensequence, Oovoo Communications, Del Taco, Lead Like Jesus, The New Canaan Society, The Opportunity Foundation, Father Joe Villages, Legacy Memory Bank, The Salvation Army National Advisory Board, The Mathile Institute Board of Trustees, Piper Technologies and the Tender Greens Advisory Board.

In 2015 Mr. Vizcarra and his children founded Vizcarra Enterprises LLC, DBA LOLA 55: a new restaurant concept that intends to build a chain of Mexican-themed restaurants offering a Chef-driven menu with tacos at its core. Their first restaurant opened in downtown San Diego in August 2018.

In 2007 Mr. Vizcarra and his family co-founded the “College Success Program” in partnership with the Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI) to provide four-year college scholarships and a comprehensive support system to underprivileged students, helping them break the cycle of poverty through a college education. In 2015 he founded the Opportunity Foundation to fund multiple scholarship programs.

Frank Vizcarra is single and has two children, Gabriella and Nathaniel, and three grandchildren, Kingsley, Arryel and Oraelia.