Jason Lepes

Co-Founder/Chief Merchant, Head of Marketing & Supply Chain Foodkick by FreshDirect

I am passionate about making *better* products *easier* to get. I come to work every day excited about discovering and developing products that people love and work hard to create a culture that fosters commitment, teamwork, and innovation.

I’ve worked in food my whole life and learned to cook in some of the best restaurants in New York City. In 2006, I brought my passion for great food to Freshdirect, where I’ve held a number of Product and Merchandising roles. In 2016, I co-founded Foodkick, its on-demand grocery business, where I’m the leader of Supply Chain, Marketing, Merchandising, and Digital Product.

Over time, my interests have expanded beyond what to sell and toward how to serve our customers and employees. How can we employ innovations (across logistics, analytics, robotics, and consumer devices) to massively improve our suppliers’, customers’, and employees’ lives? And what kind of leadership is needed to make that happen?

Trivia: I’m a survivor of a standoff with a wild grizzly bear.