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