National Restaurant Association Show

May 16–19, 2026
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL

Marion Gibson
Sr. Director Culinary Development & Menu Enablement at Aramark
Judge

Profile

Marion is the Sr. Director Culinary Development & Menu Enablement for Aramark, at the helm of the world headquarters Innovation Kitchen. Chef Marion has 30 plus years of experience in fine dining, catering & events, as well as development and programming for casual dining, students, patients, corporate restaurants & food halls around the world. She is a champion of promoting inclusive, diverse, and equitable culinary teams that help change how Chefs are represented in the industry. Marion especially enjoys any opportunity to meet farmers, artisans, makers & producers of innovative products and solutions.