Tom Monaghan was born in March 1937 in the university town of Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1960, Tom and his brother, James, took out a loan for $900 and bought DomiNick’s, a pizza shop in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This store would eventually become Domino’s Pizza, which today stands as the king of pizza in terms of global sales and number of locations. Domino’s success continued to grow with more stores opening, and Tom stepped further into the spotlight when he became the owner of the Detroit Tigers baseball team. Around this time, he started a Catholic foundation, now known as the Ave Maria Foundation. Legatus officially began in June 1987. He called it “Legatus” because that is what he envisioned for its members: Legatus is Latin for “ambassador,” and he hoped those who participated would become ambassadors for Christ and bring their Catholic faith into their varied spheres of influence. Today, Tom continues to live with Christ and his Catholic faith at the center, helping other leaders of influence pursue Christ more authentically and be the ambassadors for the faith they are called to be.