Vice President
Danny Hardesty
Danny is a Vice President with Fifth Third’s Consumer Investment Banking group, a part of Fifth Third Securities, Inc. (“FTS”). He supports the Consumer team’s efforts across the food, beverage & wellness and franchising sectors.
Prior to joining FTS in 2021, he was a banker at Deloitte Corporate Finance with a focus on the food, beverage & wellness sector. Prior to attending graduate school, Danny was a multi-unit franchisee of Jimmy John’s, a fast-casual sandwich chain, successfully building and exiting a portfolio of units in the Mid-Atlantic.
Danny received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law from The University of Virginia, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.