Jay Hornacek

Jay Hornacek has a extensive work experience in the food and beverage industry. Jay started their career as a Bar Manager at Bobby McGees in 1990, and later became a Manager/General Manager at Rusty Pelican from 1993 to 1996. Jay then worked as a General Manager/Director of Operations at Fuddruckers from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 to 2014, they served as a Director of Operations at Stir Crazy. Jay then joined TGI Fridays as a Director of Operations from 2014 to 2018. Following that, they worked at Ruby Tuesday as both a Senior Director of Operations and Vice President of Operations from 2018 to 2020. Jay also briefly served as a Senior Director of Operations at SPB Hospitality in 2020. Currently, they are working as a Vice President of Operations at TGI Fridays since 2020 and was promoted to Vice President Global Operations in 2021.

Jay Hornacek attended Lyons Township High School in Illinois from 1984 to 1989. Jay then enrolled at Illinois State University, where they studied Business Administration and Management. No degree information was provided.