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10 former DoorDash growth leaders
These ten people led growth teams or growth work at DoorDash and have since left the company. A reader can learn how growth work was run at a company like DoorDash from people who did it there.
Professionals to explore
01—10Addison L.
LinkedInExperience: Former Manager, Dasher Growth · DoorDash
Former Manager, Dasher Growth at DoorDash (2020–2021), a role the profile tags at manager level in marketing. Addison L. also held Senior Associate (2019–2020) and Associate (2019) roles at DoorDash, and Senior Analyst at Altman Vilandrie & Company (2017–2019), according to their profile.
Alec Hillmeyer
LinkedInExperience: Former Team Lead - Strategic Growth, US · DoorDash
Former Team Lead - Strategic Growth, US at DoorDash (2024–2026), a role the profile tags at manager level in sales, and Manager, Strategy & Operations at DoorDash (2026). Alec Hillmeyer has worked in Growth at Listen Labs since 2026 and was Founding GTM at Dispense (acquired by AIQ) (2022–2023).
Ben Gartman
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Growth - Enterprise Restaurants, DoorDash Commerce Platform · DoorDash
Former Head of Growth - Enterprise Restaurants, DoorDash Commerce Platform at DoorDash (2022–2026) and Marketing as a Service at DoorDash (2021–2022). Ben Gartman also held Director, Growth (2021) and Senior Manager, Growth (2018–2021) roles at OpenText and has been Senior Director, Growth at ServiceTitan since 2026.
Cesar Sroka
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Growth Marketing || Media · DoorDash
Former Director, Growth Marketing || Media at DoorDash (2021–2023), where a highlight says the work was growing the consumer, dasher and merchant base. Cesar Sroka has worked in Growth and Partnerships Media at Portrait Media Group since 2023 and was Senior Director of Global Marketing at MZ (2016–2020).
Julie Xue
LinkedInExperience: Former Group Product Manager, Growth Platforms · DoorDash
Former Group Product Manager, Growth Platforms at DoorDash (2022–2025) and Product Lead, Growth Economics & Markets at DoorDash (2025–2026). Julie Xue was also Product Growth Sr. Manager (2021) and Product Growth Manager (2018–2021) at Facebook and has been Director of Product, Growth at Duolingo since 2026.
Linsha Chen
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Data Science and Analytics · DoorDash
Former Senior Director, Data Science and Analytics at DoorDash (2024–2026); a highlight says they led a data science org of 90+ people across marketing, growth, pricing, app product experience and subscriptions. Linsha Chen was Head of Data Science - Growth & Marketing at Airbnb (2017–2024) and has been Head of Data Science - Marketing, Lifecycle & Partnerships at OpenAI since 2026.
Phat Nguyen
LinkedInExperience: Former Growth Marketing Manager · DoorDash
Former Growth Marketing Manager at DoorDash (2022–2024), where a highlight says their retention strategies were central to customer loyalty. Phat Nguyen also held Head of Client Relationship Management (CRM) at Burberry (2017–2022) and Head Of Business Intelligence, CRM and Wholesale Analytics at Valentino (2016–2017).
Steven Nguyen
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Online Growth Marketing, Consumer · DoorDash
Former Head of Online Growth Marketing, Consumer at DoorDash (2021–2025) and Director, Consumer Paid Marketing at DoorDash (2025–2026), a role a highlight describes as head of consumer paid marketing. Steven Nguyen has worked in Growth at OpenAI since 2026, according to their profile.
Whitney Wilson
LinkedInExperience: Former General Manager - US Marketplace Growth · DoorDash
Former General Manager - US Marketplace Growth at DoorDash (2024–2026) and Senior Manager- US Marketplace Growth at DoorDash (2023–2024). Whitney Wilson also held Head of Restaurant Strategy, Local Markets - B2B Growth & Partner Operations at DoorDash (2021–2023) and has been Head of Marketplace at Zipline since 2026.
Will Mahar
LinkedInExperience: Former Manager, Consumer Growth Marketing · DoorDash
Former Manager, Consumer Growth Marketing at DoorDash (2023–2025) and Senior Manager, Consumer Paid Marketing at DoorDash (2025–2026), a role a highlight describes as head of paid search. Will Mahar has been Member of the Growth Staff at OpenAI since 2026.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's side of the marketplace and channel to your question, since paid consumer marketing, Dasher growth, merchant growth and growth product are different jobs. Check the years of their DoorDash role and where they work now.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide how much growth spend went to consumers, merchants and couriers at a given time?
- 02Which growth metrics did you trust most for judging whether a campaign or product change worked?
- 03What would you test first if you were starting growth at a newer local delivery or marketplace business?
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