Ann McCarthy
Publishing Director
José Andrés Media
Jordi Paronella
Wine Director
Satchel Kaplan-Allen
Chief of Staff
Nico Lopez
Concept Chef Partner
Mercado Little Spain
Ramon Martinez
Concept Chef Partner
Jaleo
Ellen Kaplan
VP, Marketing
Sam Chapple-Sokol
Senior Editorial Director
José Andrés Media
Suzanne Blezard
Senior Director, Event Sales
Kendall Tamny
VP, Partnerships
Rick Billings
Chief Culinary Officer
Amy Anderson
VP, Human Resources
Sam Bakhshandehpour
President, Board Member
José Andrés
CEO & Co-Founder
Rob Wilder
Co-Founder, Executive Vice Chairman
Manuel Echeverri
Culinary Director
Bazaar
Tina Lavelle
Senior Director, Training & Development
Nestor Nova
Chief Financial Officer
Carles Tejedor
Chief Creative Officer
Jordan Korn
Director, Partnerships
Charisse Dickens
Senior Director, R&D
Eduardo Maia
Director, Human Resources DC
Alyssa Caputo
Director, Marketing
Michael Costa
Concept Chef Partner
Zaytinya
Chris DeSaye
Chief Technology Officer
Cameron Schmitt
Chief Design & Development Officer
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.
