Our Team
To drive and execute the vision of the company, José Andrés Group is led by a team of seasoned veterans and executives in culinary, operations, marketing, finance, human resources, development, brand design. With a keen eye for talent, José Andrés Group's leadership has curated a world-class corporate team, as well as a deep bench of talented chefs, managers, 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.
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José Andrés
Founder, Executive Chairman - 
        
                
Sam Bakhshandehpour
Chief Executive Officer - 
        
                
Rob Wilder
Co-Founder, Executive Vice Chairman - 
        
                
Nestor Nova
Chief Financial Officer - 
        
                
Chris DeSaye
Chief Technology Officer - 
        
                
Satchel Kaplan-Allen
Chief of Staff - 
        
                
Rick Billings
Chief Culinary Officer - 
        
                
Carles Tejedor
Chief Creative Officer - 
        
                
Cameron Schmitt
Chief Design & Development Officer - 
        
                
Amy Anderson
VP, Human Resources - 
        
                
Ellen Kaplan
VP, Marketing - 
        
                
Kendall Tamny
VP, Partnerships - 
        
                
Dino Lavorini
VP, Operations - 
        
                
Peter Johnson
VP, Operations - 
        
                
Charisse Dickens
Senior Director, R&D - 
        
                
Tina Lavelle
Senior Director, Training & Development - 
        
                
William Woodson
Senior Director, Operations Fast Good - 
        
                
Sam Chapple-Sokol
Senior Director, Editorial - 
        
                
Michael Costa
Concept Chef Partner Zaytinya - 
        
                
Nico Lopez
Concept Chef Partner Mercado Little Spain - 
        
                
Manuel Echeverri
Culinary Director Bazaar - 
        
                
Ramon Martinez
Concept Chef Partner Jaleo - 
        
                
Jordi Paronella
Wine Director