Cheryl Paniagua is the VP of Restaurant Sales and Services US at OpenTable. Her career journey has centered around a love for food, hospitality, and technology since her very first restaurant job at age sixteen. Over the years she has spent over a decade working in food tech. She was among the first 20 employees at OrderUp, an early innovator in the food delivery space that was acquired by Groupon, and went on to lead the launch of the Groupon To Go food delivery platform. She also led market expansion at Ritual, a platform that offered a creative twist on socially ordering food with coworkers. She is now two years into her journey at OpenTable and enjoying the privilege of partnering with the most inspiring restaurateurs and chefs in the biz.