# Howard Migdal

> Howard Migdal is the Chicago-based CEO of Grubhub and co-founder of GrubCanada. His career spans Canadian food delivery, HotelTonight and SkipTheDishes, where he became CEO in 2022 before taking Grubhub’s top job in March 2023. He has led Grubhub through expanded partnerships, its acquisition by Wonder and restructuring, with recent initiatives focused on delivery pricing and restaurant rewards.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Grubhub
- **Organizations:** Grubhub, Wonder, SkipTheDishes, GrubCanada, Just Eat Takeaway.com, HotelTonight, Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business
- **Education:** Michigan State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded GrubCanada, which was acquired by Just-Eat Canada in 2011., Advanced from operating leadership to CEO at SkipTheDishes in November 2022., Appointed to lead Grubhub in March 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Co-founded GrubCanada with Ross Lipson.
- **2011** — Just-Eat Canada acquired GrubCanada.
- **2015** — Identified as regional director of HotelTonight Canada in a June interview.
- **2018** — Joined SkipTheDishes, subsequently holding managing director and chief operating officer roles.
- **2020-2022** — Served on the international advisory board of Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2022-11** — Appointed CEO of SkipTheDishes, succeeding Kevin Edwards.
- **2023-03** — Appointed CEO of Grubhub and executive vice president of North America at Just Eat Takeaway.com.
- **2025-01** — Continued leading Grubhub as Wonder completed its acquisition.

## Achievements

- Co-founded GrubCanada, which was acquired by Just-Eat Canada in 2011.
- Advanced from operating leadership to CEO at SkipTheDishes in November 2022.
- Appointed to lead Grubhub in March 2023.
- Led Grubhub during the 2024 expansion of its Amazon relationship and subsequent transition to Wonder ownership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed Grubhub’s test of The Drop, a Claim-powered restaurant rewards tool, with selected users in Chicago and New York.
- **2026-06** — Grubhub announced integrations with Eater, Beli, Amazon Alexa+ and Bilt.
- **2026-02** — Explained Grubhub’s policy of absorbing delivery and service fees on qualifying restaurant orders over $50.
- **2025-02** — Announced approximately 500 job eliminations during integration with Wonder.

## Links

- Website: https://www.grubhub.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-migdal-90275142

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