Thursday, Fox News Channel will host the first Republican Presidential debate–tune in at 9p ET. Here are some fast facts about businessman Herman Cain who will be participating.

• Herman Cain, the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, is now in the business of stirring up conservative public opinion. In addition to hosting his right-leaning radio show and penning a syndicated newspaper column, Cain is a regular at tea party movement events and also formed his own group called the “Intelligent Thinkers Movement.”
• Cain has a core of followers in tea party circles.
• Cain’s resume includes time as CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City and Godfather’s Pizza, vice president for Pillsbury Co. and a business analyst for Coca-Cola Co.