Todd Graves

Todd Graves (born 1972) is an American entrepreneur and founder of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, a fast food restaurant company that specializes in fried chicken finger meals. Graves, along with Craig Silvey, founded the first restaurant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1996. Early life Graves was born in New Orleans and raised in Baton Rouge. Graves graduated from Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Graves attended the University of Georgia, where in 1994 he received a degree in telecommunications. At Georgia, Graves was an initiated brother of the Nu chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha. Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Graves and long time friend Craig Silvey used Silvey's business plan course at LSU to create their business plan. Graves opened Raising Cane's near the North Gates of Louisiana State University on Highland Road in 1996. By 2022 the company expanded to more than 600 restaurants in the U.S. and the Middle East.