Rick Billing
Executive Chef Partner
Sam Chapple-Sokol
Editorial Director
José Andrés Media
Suzanne Blezard
Senior Director, Event Sales
Eric Gomes
Director, Global Talent
Kyle Logue
Director, Investor Relations & Financial Reporting
Nico Lopez
Concept Chef Partner
Mercado Little Spain
William Woodson
Senior Director, Operations
FastGood
Miguel Lancha
Cocktail Innovator
Carla D’Alessandro
Chief Marketing Officer
Manuel Echeverri
Culinary Director
Bazaar
Jordan Korn
Director, Partnerships
Sam Bakhshandehpour
President, Board Member
José Andrés
CEO & Co-Founder
Rob Wilder
Co-Founder, Executive Vice Chairman
Ellen Kaplan
Senior Director, Content & Social Media
Eden Kanowitz
Senior Director, Digital Marketing
Eduardo Maia
Director, Human Resources DC
Chris DeSaye
Chief Technology Officer
Tina Lavelle
Senior Director, Training & Development
Ann McCarthy
Publishing Director
José Andrés Media
Charisse Dickens
Senior Director, R&D
Ramon Martinez
Concept Chef Partner
Jaleo
Nestor Nova
Chief Financial Officer
Ron Parker
Chief Operations Officer
Michael Costa
Concept Chef Partner
Zaytinya
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.
