Spring 2025 Faith & Work Lunch

It was such a joy to host our Spring 2025 Faith & Work Lunch with Tim & Luke Tassopoulos at the UVA Batten School for Public Policy. See the video below as well as photos from the packed event!

Tim Tassopoulos, President & COO of Chick-fil-A (retired) was joined in conversation by his son, Luke Tassopoulos (UVA ‘18, Batten ‘19, Darden ‘26) to candidly share and tease out from their own stories legacies of leadership in the workplace (Tim) and in the Navy (Luke). With his wife, Maria, a former TH board member, Tim is a longtime TH supporter and UVA parent. Tim began his 46-year Chick-fil-A career as a teenager working behind the cash register. He rose through the ranks, joining the corporate staff to open the first standalone Chick-fil-A restaurant. From there, his commitment to servant leadership proved essential to the great success of the enterprise, guiding it to become a key industry force. 

Throughout his life and corporate success, Tim remains faithful to beliefs he holds and to his community, teaching Sunday School to high schoolers in his native Atlanta.  When it comes to leadership, Tim always asks: “‘What am I doing with what I've been given?’, and ‘Am I making a difference in someone else's life?’ For me the starting point [is], ‘Am I focused on achievement or contribution?’”

About the Faith & Work Forum

The Faith & Work Forum is a free, public conversation series held at the University of Virginia. We feature guest speakers with leadership experience from across a wide range of fields - from medicine and law to finance and the arts.  Each brings authentic stories on the interplay between faith, work, and life and hard won insights on the search for meaningful, purpose-driven vocations. Tim will be interviewed by his son, Luke, who graduated from the UVA Batten School as an undergrad and is currently enrolled at UVA’s Darden School of Business.

Discover past talks at www.theologicalhorizons.org/faithandworkforum.