Our story

The team, the technology, and the trust behind Chef Jasper.

Proudly founded in Canada, with all technology and robotics built at our head office in Montreal, Quebec. These are the people of Chef Jasper, and the companies who support it.

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The people of Chef Jasper

The team changing the face of senior living food service.

Leadership

Leading the way

Gunnar Grass LinkedIn profile of Gunnar Grass Co-founder & CEO As a teenager in Germany, Gunnar spent over a year working in a long-term care facility, directly alongside residents. The experience stuck with him. He went on to earn a doctorate in finance with deep expertise in data science, with research at HEC Montreal, Wharton, and NYU, and worked for Deutsche Telekom, KPMG, RWE, and Deutsche Börse. He built the first prototype at home, completed the 2018 FounderFuel accelerator, and is a NEXT Canada founder.
Lev Deich LinkedIn profile of Lev Deich VP of Expansion Lev previously built a business from ideation to 48 employees, making the Deloitte Fast 50 list two years running.
Camilo Perez LinkedIn profile of Camilo Perez Co-founder & CTO Camilo completed his Ph.D. and postdoc at the Universities of Alberta and British Columbia, where he used computer vision and machine learning for human-robot collaboration. He worked for the German Space Agency, Postmates X, JDQ Systems, and Kinova Robotics, and co-founded a startup in agricultural automation with sales across the Americas.