# Aman Narang

> Aman Narang is the co-founder, CEO, and a director of Toast. An MIT-trained computer scientist and former Endeca product leader, he helped turn an unsuccessful restaurant payment app into a restaurant technology platform, led functions ranging from sales to fintech, and became CEO on January 1, 2024.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Toast
- **Organizations:** Toast, Endeca
- **Education:** BS in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Toast with Steve Fredette and Jonathan Grimm., Helped build Toast’s sales, marketing, customer success, business development, and fintech functions., Helped lead Toast through its 2021 IPO.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Earned his bachelor’s degree at MIT.
- **2006** — Earned his master’s degree at MIT; subsequently worked at Endeca in engineering and product roles.
- **2011** — Began the venture with Endeca colleagues Steve Fredette and Jonathan Grimm; early work took place in his basement.
- **2012** — Toast founded; Narang became co-president in December.
- **2013** — Toast launched its restaurant point-of-sale offering.
- **2015** — Chris Comparato became CEO; Narang continued building the business as a co-founder and co-president.
- **2021** — Became COO in June; Toast went public on the New York Stock Exchange in September.
- **2024** — Became CEO on January 1, succeeding Chris Comparato.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Toast with Steve Fredette and Jonathan Grimm.
- Helped build Toast’s sales, marketing, customer success, business development, and fintech functions.
- Helped lead Toast through its 2021 IPO.
- Led Toast as CEO as the company reported approximately 180,000 locations and $2.4 billion in annualized recurring run-rate at June 30, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Toast’s Q2 2026 release reported approximately 180,000 locations and annualized recurring run-rate of $2.4 billion at June 30; Narang remained CEO.
- **2026-07** — Appeared on How I Built This with Guy Raz to discuss Toast’s origins, product pivot, and leadership lessons.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on Grit with Joubin Mirzadegan to discuss restaurant software, customer trust, and scaling.
- **2026-06** — Toast released its FY2025 corporate responsibility and impact report; Narang discussed responsibility to the food and hospitality ecosystem as the company expanded across five countries.

## Links

- Website: https://pos.toasttab.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-narang-155628

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Last updated: 2026-10-21