Howard Migdal is the chief executive officer of Grubhub where he leads all aspects of the business, including Grubhub’s network of millions of diners and hundreds of thousands of restaurants and delivery partners. Howard also serves as the executive vice president of North America for Just Eat Takeaway.com, Grubhub’s parent company. His North America segment responsibilities include oversight for SkipTheDishes in Canada in addition to his role as CEO of Grubhub in the U.S. He was previously chief executive officer of SkipTheDishes where he played a critical role in driving growth for the food delivery network, which is the largest in Canada. Howard was responsible for leading the company’s operational and strategic initiatives for more than four years as the company’s chief operating officer before being appointed chief executive officer. He brings more than 16 years of experience in food delivery, having co-founded GrubCanada, Canada’s first national food delivery platform in 2008.

Maggie Drucker serves as chief legal officer at Grubhub. Prior to this role, she served as vice president and general counsel of Seamless North America LLC, before it merged with Grubhub. Previously, Maggie served as senior vice president and senior deputy general counsel at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. Prior to that, Maggie worked for seven years as an attorney at The New York Times Company. Maggie holds a bachelor’s degree in history and economics from Brown University and a JD from New York University School of Law.

Katie Armistead leads the legal team at Grubhub. Prior to this role, she served as Grubhub’s vice president of legal and deputy general counsel. Katie has been at Grubhub for more than seven years and manages Grubhub’s various legal risks. Before Grubhub, Katie was an associate at the international law firm of Jones Day. Katie holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Johns Hopkins University and a JD from Columbia Law School.

Nidhin George is the senior vice president of product at Grubhub. In this role, Nidhin oversees the product and design efforts for all three sides of the Grubhub Marketplace, including customers, drivers and merchants. Prior to Grubhub, Nidhin spent 17 years at Amazon where he scaled various business units like the device business (Alexa), fulfillment by Amazon, and logistics products. Nidhin holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University and an MBA from Oklahoma State University.   

Ariella Kurshan is the chief marketing officer of Grubhub. In this role, she leads all marketing functions spanning brand, performance marketing and CRM. She also oversees revenue management and analytics, driving both top-line and bottom-line growth. Prior to joining Grubhub, Ariella served as vice president of performance marketing at Capital One, leading and executing the company’s credit card acquisition strategy. Prior to marketing, Ariella worked in consumer credit policies & underwriting, as the GM leading the company’s largest business line. She has a diverse range of expertise across marketing, revenue management, behavioral and valuation modeling, and product development. Ariella received a bachelor’s degree in economics, industrial engineering, and operations research from Columbia University.

Adam Patnaude is chief financial officer at Grubhub. In this role, he oversees all areas of financial planning and analysis, data analytics, business operations analysis, and accounting. Adam brings over 20 years of industry experience to this role, and he joined Grubhub in 2016. Before his promotion to chief financial officer, he oversaw Grubhub’s corporate development and investor relations efforts, including the overall strategy and execution for the company’s acquisitions, partnerships and investments. Prior to Grubhub, Adam led investor relations and corporate development at Orbitz Worldwide before its acquisition by Expedia and was a vice president at Goldman Sachs. Adam received a bachelor’s degree cum laude in business administration from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and an MBA with honors from The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Abhishek “PJ” Poykayil is senior vice president of operations. PJ oversees Grubhub’s delivery operations and ensures our network runs smoothly so we can meet diner, merchant and driver expectations by providing a seamless delivery experience. PJ has more than 20 years of experience across multiple industries, including travel, hospitality and retail. Prior to Grubhub, PJ led data and analytics initiatives for Amazon’s grocery business and managed Wyndham Worldwide’s global analytics and revenue management teams. PJ received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bharathiar University and a master’s degree in industrial and systems engineering from Virginia Tech.

Steve Puchala is the senior vice president of Grubhub’s restaurant network. In this role, he oversees the restaurant sales, account management and support teams and is focused on growing Grubhub’s network of partners so every diner can find the restaurants they love on the Grubhub platform. Prior to this role, Steve held the same role at Grubhub’s sister company in Canada, SkipTheDishes. Most recently, Steve was the interim CEO of SkipTheDishes, where he focused on expanding the company’s offerings beyond food delivery with key verticals including flowers, pet supplies and alcohol. Steve received a bachelor’s degree in technology and computer science from Toronto Metropolitan University and an MBA from Queens University.

Greg Russell is chief technology officer at Grubhub. He has more than 25 years of experience across multiple industries including electronics manufacturing, retail, government and consumer. Prior to Grubhub, Greg oversaw Cisco’s software operations and served as Amazon’s corporate CIO where he led an 800+ person engineering team. He also oversaw the corporate IT group at Visa and served as the CTO of Sears. Greg was honored in Crain’s Chicago Business’ Tech 50 in 2019. He received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Bell College of Technology.

Jeremy Siefken is the Head of People at Grubhub. He is responsible for leading all aspects of Grubhub’s people strategy with an emphasis on driving the highest levels of engagement across the organization. He is focused on shaping the culture to support Grubhub’s rapid growth by fostering diverse collaboration across the company and creating an authentically fun work environment. For the last decade, Jeremy has worked in learning and development, previously serving as director of learning and development at Grubhub, as well as senior associate director of leadership development at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Jeremy received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Central College and a master’s degree in adult learning from Loyola University Chicago.

Dave Tovar is the senior vice president of communications and government relations for Grubhub. He is responsible for all external and internal communications, including consumer public relations, policy communications, brand reputation, crisis and issues management and employee communications. He also oversees the company’s political, legislative and regulatory agenda at the federal, state and local levels. Prior to Grubhub, Dave served as the chief corporate relations officer for McDonald’s USA. Earlier in his career, he was the chief communications officer at Walmart and Sprint. He serves on the board of advisors for the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center for Public Relations and the dean’s leadership council for the University of South Carolina’s College of Information and Communications. Dave received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware.

Bob Waite is the senior vice president of engineering and head of technology at Grubhub. Bob has been at Grubhub for a decade and is responsible for identifying and implementing innovative technologies to enhance the platform’s functionality, user experience and operational efficiency. Prior to Grubhub, Bob was the Chief Technology Officer at Shoppable. Bob has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the State University of New York at Oswego.