✦ Built for People. Designed for Better Workplaces.

Powering Great Workplaces^® with Benefits People Love

Founded in Palo Alto, California, Espresa supports global employee programs across languages, time zones, and currencies. Our platform helps organizations deliver meaningful employee experiences around the world.

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Our Founders

Why We Built Espresa

**Alex Shubat**CEO & Co-Founder, Espresa

**Raghavan Menon**CTO & Co-Founder, Espresa

Our Story

Espresa: Here Is How Happiness Happened

In 2015, co-founders Alex Shubat and Raghavan Menon recognized an opportunity to make exceptional employee experiences accessible to more organizations.

Inspired by the innovative employee programs at companies like Google, they set out to simplify how employers deliver meaningful benefits and experiences to their people.

That vision became Espresa: a platform built to help organizations create workplaces where people thrive.

Read: Espresa raises $23 million in funding →

Who We Are

Technology Built Around People

Espresa brings employee benefits, wellbeing, recognition, and community together in one platform.

We believe great workplaces are built by giving people meaningful choices and making it easier for HR teams to deliver experiences that matter.

Our mission is to help organizations build stronger, more connected workplace cultures, at scale.

In Short: We combine innovative technology with a people-first approach to make it easier for organizations to deliver meaningful benefits, strengthen workplace culture, and create better employee experiences.

Our Mission: We Work Hard Every Day to Exemplify

Wonder
We are curious adventurers and empaths seeking to solve the problems that collectively divide us.
Individuality
We are staunch believers in observing and celebrating the unique and diverse people that drive great ideas forward.
Trust
We believe that transparency and integrity lead us as a company and as individuals.
Humanity
We are better together because of our diversity, our differences, and our collective EQ.
Future
We mindfully approach today, while paving the way towards thriving and happy cultures.
Evolution
We realize that the answers we have today, may not be those that lead us tomorrow – and we’re comfortable with that because we are the change-makers and mindful risk-takers.

Our People

Executive Leadership Team

Alex Shubat

CEO & Co-Founder

Alex co-founded Espresa in 2015 and sets its vision and strategy. Before Espresa, he co-founded and led Virage through its IPO and acquisition by Synopsys.

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Raghavan Menon

CTO & Co-Founder

A builder at heart, Raghavan has taken two startups from zero to passionate customers and successful exits. As CTO, he leads the technology and product behind Espresa’s platform.

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Ryan Ramsey

SVP Growth & Strategic Alliances

Ryan heads growth and strategic alliances, bringing 20+ years of leading teams and growing businesses. Before Espresa, he led Customer Success at Grand Rounds Health and spent 11 years at Mercer, most recently as Partner over its Central Market health business.

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Dawn Irby

VP of Wellbeing & Culture Benefits

Dawn helps employers attract and retain talent with inclusive benefits employees truly value. She’s known for driving benefits utilization and building lasting relationships with C-level, HR, and consultant partners.

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Brandon Markham

VP of Workplace Culture Solutions

Brandon works with organizations to replace disparate HR programs with one easy-to-use platform for LSAs, recognition, communities, and wellbeing. A global SaaS sales specialist, he focuses on measurable ROI from people initiatives.

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Brian Leadbetter

VP of Workplace Culture Solutions

Brian is passionate about employee engagement and helping companies increase satisfaction at work. He partners with organizations to build strong cultures that foster happier, more productive workplaces.

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Lindsay Euller

VP of Customer Success

Lindsay leads Customer Success, drawing on years of helping startups and global enterprises build customer teams, design processes, and drive enablement. Her team makes sure every program delivers real value.

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Tim Abraham

Director of People Operations

Tim oversees People Operations, pairing a master’s in Organization Development with a passion for helping people reach their potential. He builds the cross-functional partnerships that keep Espresa’s culture strong as it grows.

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Guidance

Board of Advisors

Joe Farris

Former Senior Partner, Mercer,
Co-Founder Nua Group

David Kim

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, NetApp

Susan Lovegren

Former CPO,
Medallia

Peter Navin

CPO, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee

Dr. Robert Rodriguez

Author, Advisor, ERG Luminary, and Founder of Dr. Robert Rodriguez Advisors

Renya Spak

Chief Growth Officer,
Well

Gaby Toledano

Former CPO of Tesla,
CHRO of EA

Recognition

Our Awards

Espresa was named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies.

Awarded by: Inc.

2026 Stevie Winner Gold award, American Business Awards

Espresa earned a 2026 Gold Stevie Award for Product Innovation around Medical Travel and its ingenuity for healthcare access, addressing a rising concern.