Draft:Bryan Frist

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Bryan Frist is an American scion, businessman, investor, and philanthropist who grew up in Washington, DC. and Nashville, Tennessee.[1] He is the grandson of Thomas F. Frist Sr., nephew of Thomas Frist, Jr. and son of the former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Bryan is the founder and CEO of Yoshi Mobility, a Y Combinator-backed startup that has raised over $60 million from General Motors, ExxonMobil, and Bridgestone.[2][3][4][5] In October 2021, Bryan was listed as one of the winners of the Nashville Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award.[6]

Early Life[edit]

Bryan Frist was born in 1987 in Nashville, TN. In 1994, his father, Bill Frist, won election to the United States Senate and the family moved to Washington, DC where Bryan attended St. Albans. He won the Citizenship Award in 1999, was elected to the Vestry in 2002 and 2003, and earned a varsity letter in wrestling as a freshman.[7] Bryan was a "class leader and a very good student" according to the director of college counseling.[8] After high school, Bryan attended Princeton University.[9] Later, he attended Harvard Business School where he graduated with honors.[10][11]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Wayland, Michael (2020-12-17). "GM leads $23 million investment in on-demand vehicle maintenance service Yoshi". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  3. ^ McGee, Jamie. "Gas delivery service Yoshi garners $13.7M investment from ExxonMobil, GM". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  4. ^ Elliott, Stephen (2022-02-25). "Nashville auto startup lands investment from Bridgestone". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  5. ^ "Bryan Frist". 3686. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  6. ^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/10/21/40-under-40-bryan-frist-yoshi.html. Retrieved 2024-01-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Frist, William H.; Wilson, Shirley (2003). Good People Beget Good People: A Geneology of the Frist Family. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-3336-3.
  8. ^ Golden, Daniel (2009-01-21). The Price of Admission (Updated Edition): How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-49737-6.
  9. ^ May 31, Jennifer Greenstein Altmann on; 2010; P.m, 3:40. "Seniors celebrate highlights of last four years at Class Day". Princeton University. Retrieved 2024-01-18. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Accelerating a Gas-on-demand Startup". Harvard Business School Alumni. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  11. ^ "Bryan Frist". 3686. Retrieved 2024-01-18.