"You can tell a lot about a person by the types of people they choose to surround themselves with." - Founder Rich Melman
Partners
Founding Partners
| Partner's Name | Partner's Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Melman | Founder and Chairman of the Board |
| Jerry A. Orzoff | Co-Founder (Deceased) |
| Fred Joast | Founding Partner and Executive Committee |
| Charles Haskell | Founding Partner and Executive Committee |
| Bob Wattel | Founding Partner and Executive Committee |
| Marvin Magid | Executive Vice President (Deceased) |
Executive Partners / Executive Committee
Listed in order of Partnership date.
| Partner's Name | Partner's Title |
|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | President and Chief Executive Officer of LEYE |
| Mark Tormey | President of Di Pescara, Reel Club, Saranello's and Petterino's |
| Howard Katz | President of Wildfire |
| Susie Southgate-Fox | Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Operations |
| Dan McGowan | President of Big Bowl, Big Bowl Chinese Express and L.Woods Tap and Pine Lodge |
| Thomas Muno | Senior Vice President of Accounting/Operational Analysis |
| Jay Stieber | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
| Sue Chernoff | Executive Vice President of Marketing |
| Scott Barton | President of M Burger and Fine-Dining Division |
| Christopher Meers | President of Mon Ami Gabi, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, El Segundo Sol, Stripburger, Community Canteen, M Street Kitchen, Stella Rossa Pizza Bar, RPM Italian, Bub City |
| Marc Jacobs | Vice President and Managing Partner of Antico Posto, Foodlife, Mity Nice Bar & Grill, Scoozi and Foodease Market |
| Geoff Alexander | Vice President and Managing Partner of Wow Bao |
| Michael Rotolo | COO and Managing Partner / Joe's Stone Crab Development Co., LLC & KremeWorks, LLC |
| R.J. Melman | Managing Partner of HUB 51, SUB 51, Paris Club, Studio Paris, RPM Italian, Bub City, M Street Kitchen & Stella Rossa Pizza Bar |
| Jerrod Melman | Managing Partner of HUB 51, SUB 51, Paris Club, Studio Paris, RPM Italian, Bub City, M Street Kitchen & Stella Rossa Pizza Bar |
| Steve Donahue | Partner of Accounting and Operational Analysis |
| Sara Rowe | Senior Vice President of Shaw's Division (Deceased) |
Managing Partners
Listed in order of Partnership date.
| Partner's Name | Partner's Title |
|---|---|
| John Buchanan | President of Lettuce Consulting Group and Senior Vice President of LEYE |
| Gabino Sotelino | Founder of Mon Ami Gabi and Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! |
| Don Carson | President of Don and Charlie's |
| Yves Roubaud | Executive Chef/Proprietor of Shaw's Crab House Division |
| Steve LaHaie | Senior Vice President of Shaw's Crab House Division |
| Gerard Centioli | Senior Partner of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. |
| Joe Decker | Vice President and Executive Chef of Wildfire |
| Jean Joho | Chef/Proprietor Everest, Paris Club, Eiffel Tower Restaurant |
| Bob Loeschorn | Vice President of Wildfire |
| Dan Ormond | Vice President of Big Bowl Division |
| Chris Favero | Vice President of Frankie's Scaloppine and 5th Floor Pizzeria |
| Scott McCabe | Vice President of Mall of America Restaurants and Big Bowl/Big Bowl Express - MN |
| Carrol Symank | Vice President of Food Safety and Training |
| Gary Baca | Vice President and Executive Chef of Joe's Seafood Prime Steak & Stone Crab |
| Mark Dorian | Vice President of Purchasing |
| Ross Buter | Vice President of El Segundo Sol and Stripburger |
| Randy Brand | Vice President of Osteria Via Stato, Pizzeria Via Stato, Nacional 27, M Burger and Tru |
| Perry Fuselier | Vice President and Supervising Partner of Mon Ami Gabi and Café Ba Ba Reeba! Las Vegas |
| Marc Bernard | Partner and Executive Chef of Big Bowl |
Partners
Listed in alphabetical order.
| Partner's Name | Partner's Title |
|---|---|
| John Aldape | Partner of Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab |
| Michael Bellovich | Chef Partner of HUB 51, M Street Kitchen, Paris Club, R.J. Grunts, RPM Italian and Bub City |
| Mychael Bonner | Partner and Executive Chef of Di Pescara, Petterino's, Reel Club and Saranello's |
| Michel Briand | Partner and Executive Pastry Chef of Mon Ami Gabi (Deceased) |
| John Chiakulas | Partner and Corporate Executive Chef |
| Bruce Cost | Partner of Asian Concepts |
| Michael Cunningham | Partner of Cafe Ba Ba Reeba! |
| Rosalyn Gibbs Dawson | Partner of Big Bowl Chinese Express |
| David Digregorio | Partner and Executive Chef of Osteria Via Stato and Pizzeria Via Stato |
| Dan Evon | Partner of Mon Ami Gabi, Stella Rossa Pizza Bar and M Street Kitchen |
| Gale Gand | Partner of Tru |
| Alan Garfin | Partner and Vice President of Lettuce Consulting |
| Tim Hockett | Divisional Chef Partner of MBurger |
| Steve Hofferth | Partner of Mity Nice, Foodlife, Scoozi, Antico Posto, and Foodease |
| Matthew Kirkley | Partner and Executive Chef of L2O |
| Terry Lynch | Partner of Mon Ami Gabi Division |
| Jeff Mahin | Chef Partner of M Street Kitchen and Stella Rossa Pizza Bar |
| Anthony Martin | Executive Chef/Partner of TRU |
| Paul McGee | Lettuce Partner |
| Matt Mulvihill | Partner of Reel Club |
| Willie Neal | Partner of Mon Ami Gabi |
| Bill Nevruz | Partner of Shaw's Crab House and Tokio Pub |
| Kiran Pinto | Associate Partner of Paris Club, Studio Paris & RPM Italian |
| Dave Quillen | Partner of Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Las Vegas |
| Kevin Reynolds | Partner |
| Adam Rochman | Partner and Vice President of Wildfire |
| Eric Rose | Lettuce Entertain You Associate Partner |
| Ron Thompson | Partner of Wildfire |
| Susan Weaver | Chef Partner of Mon Ami Gabi Division |