MEET OUR INDUSTRY LEADERS
From Gordon Food Service Executives To Entrepreneurs and Innovation Experts, Our Mentors Are Leading The Food Industry
Our chosen startups receive exclusive access to Gordon Food Service’s top leaders as well as Relish Works and 1871’s network of successful entrepreneurs, innovation experts, and seasoned investors through the accelerator program.
Our
Team
Mentors
Rich Wolowski
Chief Executive Officer – Gordon Food Service
Troy Henikoff
Managing Director – MATH Venture Partners
Mona Maitra
Director – Silicon Valley Bank
Reid Lappin
Chief Executive Officer – Vokal
Alisha Cieslak
Chief Legal & Risk Officer - Gordon Food Service
Betsy Ziegler
Chief Executive Officer – 1871
Joe Mott
Senior Manager, Sales Support and Enablement
Alison Radecki
Chief Information Officer - Beam Suntory
Mark Eriks
Chief Supply Chain Officer – Gordon Food Service
Luke Saunders
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Farmer's Fridge
Jeff Maddox
Chief Financial Officer, Gordon Food Service
Adam Niemur
Director of Digital Experience, North America, Gordon Food Service
Laurie Bauer
Partner, Latham & Watkins
Bob Gillespie
Serial Entrepreneur
Greg Robbins
Managing Member, Erraza LLC
Andy Cohen
Senior Vice President of Sales, Bill.com
Dinsh Guzdar
President, f' real foods
Kyle Welch
President, Chicago Scoops LLC
Tony Owen
Managing Partner, Frontera Hospitality Group; and President, DOM Capital Group
Tiffany A. Wan
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan; Blockchain and Payment Specialist
Pat Riley
Chief Executive Officer, GAN
Kelly Smallegan-Maas
Digital Marketing Manager, North America, Gordon Food Service
Joe Shenton
Partner, Summit Trail Advisors
John Powers
Director, Donovan Food Brokerage
