Early Life and Education
John Mackey was born in Houston, Texas in 1953 to Bill and Margaret Mackey. He has a sister and a brother. He was student of philosophy and religion at the University of Texas at Austin and Trinity University in the 1970s, and worked at a vegetarian co-op. Mackey eventually became vegetarian. He now identifies as a vegan.
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