Manuel Echeverri
Culinary Director
Bazaar
Peter Johnson
Senior Director, DC Operations
Nestor Nova
Chief Financial Officer
Eric Gomes
Director, Global Talent
Amy Anderson
VP, Human Resources
Richard Wolffe
Managing Director
José Andrés Media
Eduardo Maia
Director, Human Resources DC
Sam Chapple-Sokol
Editorial Director
José Andrés Media
Ron Parker
Chief Operations Officer
Charisse Dickens
Senior Director, R&D
Jordi Paronella
Wine Director
Sam Bakhshandehpour
President, Board Member
José Andrés
CEO & Co-Founder
Rob Wilder
Co-Founder, Executive Vice Chairman
Carles Tejedor
Executive Chef Partner
Kendall Tamny
VP, Partnerships
Ramon Martinez
Concept Chef Partner
Jaleo
Tina Lavelle
Senior Director, Training & Development
Alyssa Caputo
Director, Marketing
Michael Costa
Concept Chef Partner
Zaytinya
Jimmy Pumarol
VP, Service
Miguel Lancha
Cocktail Innovator
Daniel Grajewski
Senior Director, Beverage Program
Satchel Kaplan-Allen
Chief of Staff
Eden Kanowitz
Senior Director, Digital Marketing
Our Team
To drive and execute the vision of José Andrés and José Andrés Group, the company is led by a team of seasoned executives in finance, operations, culinary, human resources, development, brand design, and marketing. With a keen eye for talent, José and José Andrés Group’s leadership have curated a world-class corporate team as well as a deep bench of talented managers, chefs, servers, bartenders and beyond.
The shared mission of José Andrés Group runs throughout the entire organization and every employee, inspiring deep devotion – and years of dedication – to the company as it grows and continues to offer new opportunities to its team.
