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This list showcases the top United States based CEO’ operating in the Recipes space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Matt Van Horn
Co-founder & CEO of June
Matt is the co-founder & CEO at June. Previously Matt was the VP of business for Path, where he ran business operations and started the Path platform. Before Path he ran business development for Digg, where he led partnerships and started the publisher Digg button program. Matt also co-founded Zimride (well-known now as Lyft), the San Francisco based transportation company. Matt is a University of Arizona alum, where he was Apple’s higher education marketer for the school.
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About June, Lyft: June is a smart oven for your home that makes cooking perfectly easy.

Kit Codik
Founder and CEO of Liquor.com
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About Dotdash, Liquor.com, The Gap: Liquor.com is a website providing recipes, information and news on cocktails and spirits.

Guido Mastropaolo
President & CEO of Gio Gelati
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About Gio Gelati: GIO gelati offers authentic Italian dishes and gelato recipes.

Mike Duffy
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of World Chef
Mike Duffy is the co-founder of Ugly Brother Studios. A collaboration with his twin brother Tim, the production company focuses primarily on creating and producing unscripted formats, docu-series and specials for US and international broadcasters. Already, Duffy is overseeing a busy production slate including development across a variety of networks both domestic and international including NBC, Sky, Spike TV and ABC Family. Previously, Duffy served as Executive Vice President at T Group Productions where he managed both development and current and executive produced series such as Invention USA (History Channel), Mystery Diners (Food Network), Storage Hunters, Swamp Hunters and Container Wars (truTV).
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About Ugly Brother, World Chef: World Chef operates an online community that shares cooking shows, food ingredients, and various recipes.
Richard L. Federico
CEO of P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
CEO at P.F. Chang’s
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About P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro: A blend of high-quality, traditional Chinese cuisine and American hospitality in a sophisticated, contemporary bistro setting.

Tine Bak
Founder & CEO of Copy Me That
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About Copy Me That: Recipe organizer and meal planner. Copy any recipe with a single click.

Melanie Lajeunesse
Founder & CEO of Friendly Reminders
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About Friendly Reminders: Friendly Reminders is a website that allows friends to share their food preference and dietary restrictions.