Michael Costa
Concept Chef Partner
Zaytinya
Nico Lopez
Concept Chef Partner
Mercado Little Spain
Manuel Echeverri
Culinary Director
Bazaar
Peter Johnson
Senior Director, DC Operations
Richard Wolffe
Managing Director
José Andrés Media
Suzanne Blezard
Senior Director, Event Sales
Jimmy Pumarol
VP, Service
Jordi Paronella
Wine Director
Sam Chapple-Sokol
Editorial Director
José Andrés Media
Rick Billing
Executive Chef Partner
Eric Gomes
Director, Global Talent
Sam Bakhshandehpour
President, Board Member
José Andrés
CEO & Co-Founder
Rob Wilder
Co-Founder, Executive Vice Chairman
Ramon Martinez
Concept Chef Partner
Jaleo
Ellen Kaplan
Senior Director, Content & Social Media
Jordan Korn
Director, Partnerships
Ann McCarthy
Publishing Director
José Andrés Media
Carla D’Alessandro
Chief Marketing Officer
Nestor Nova
Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Grajewski
Senior Director, Beverage Program
Kendall Tamny
VP, Partnerships
Kyle Logue
Director, Investor Relations & Financial Reporting
Charisse Dickens
Senior Director, R&D
Tina Lavelle
Senior Director, Training & Development
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.
