# Nihad Rahman

> Nihad Rahman is the CEO of ezCater, the Boston-founded online marketplace that turns office lunch into logistics across 100,000+ restaurants. He joined in 2022 as CFO after two decades in finance at JPMorgan Chase and General Electric, stepped in as interim chief in January 2025, and was handed the permanent job that May - succeeding 16-year co-founder Stefania Mallett. He runs a roughly 850-person company from Bronxville, New York, commuting to the downtown Boston headquarters rather than the other way around.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at ezCater
- **Organizations:** ezCater, JPMorgan Chase, General Electric
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, Haverford College, MBA, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Appointed CEO of ezCater in May 2025 and joined its Board of Directors, Led ezCater's finance organization as CFO from 2022 through the leadership transition, Steered the company as interim CEO during a five-month transition period

## Career timeline

- **~2005-2022** — Two decades in finance and banking, including leadership roles at General Electric across controllership, treasury, audit, and FP&A, and advising technology companies at JPMorgan Chase's Commercial Bank
- **2022** — Joins ezCater as Chief Financial Officer
- **2025-01** — Named interim CEO of ezCater after Ashwin Raj steps down
- **2025-05** — Appointed permanent CEO and joins the Board of Directors, succeeding co-founder Stefania Mallett

## Achievements

- Appointed CEO of ezCater in May 2025 and joined its Board of Directors
- Led ezCater's finance organization as CFO from 2022 through the leadership transition
- Steered the company as interim CEO during a five-month transition period
- Brought 20 years of finance and banking experience from JPMorgan Chase and General Electric to a high-growth marketplace

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Named permanent CEO of ezCater and appointed to the Board of Directors; Sean Stanton promoted to CFO.
- **2026-03** — ezCater releases its 2026 Workplace Cafeteria Report under Rahman's leadership; company continues positioning itself as a broad workplace food platform.

## Links

- Website: https://ezcater.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nihad-rahman-88ba8339/

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Last updated: 2026-06-03