Andrew James McKenna Sr. was an American businessman who served as chairman emeritus of McDonald’s from 2016 until his death, having previously served as chairman from 2004 to 2016, and as a director since 1991.

McKenna was McDonald’s chairman from 2004 to 2016. McKenna serves on the boards of the Chicago Bears, Aon, and Skyline Corporation. McKenna and Patrick Ryan, chairman of Aon, own 19.7% of the Chicago Bears.

According to Crain’s Chicago Business, McKenna owned Schwarz Supply Source Inc, a Morton Grove-based paper company that supplies McDonald’s, “making him something less than completely independent.”

McKenna married Mary Joan Pickett on June 20, 1953, and they had five daughters and two sons. His son, Andrew J. McKenna Jr., is a former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. Andrew J. McKenna was inducted as a laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State’s highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in the field of Social Services in 2000.

Andrew McKenna’s Cause Of Death

The cause of death for Andrew McKenna has yet to be revealed. McKenna died on February 7, 2023, in North Shore, Illinois, at the age of 93.