Matt Salzberg

Matt Salzberg (born 1983 or 1984[1]) is an American businessman and entrepreneur, known for co-founding Blue Apron (where he was CEO), Embark Veterinary and Suma Brands.

[2] He received his AB in economics at Harvard University in 2005, where he served as president of the Sigma Chi fraternity,[3] and graduated summa cum laude.

[6] In 2012, Salzberg developed the idea for Blue Apron, an e-commerce business centered around home cooking, and nationwide recipe and ingredient delivery.

[6][4][3] As CEO, Salzberg emphasized the opportunity to use business for social good, including partnering with food banks to distribute millions of pounds of food to the hungry, signing on as an amicus in Obergefell v. Hodges (the U.S. Supreme Court case which established the right to gay marriage),[7] committing the company to become part of EPA’s “Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions,”[8] partnering with Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative to promote healthy eating for children, and favoring suppliers with sustainable and regenerative practices.

As part of that transaction, Blue Apron agreed to additional ESG initiatives including: achieving carbon neutrality, enacting a $15 minimum wage, and implementing new board diversity goals.