Nick Kokonas

Nick Kokonas is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder of The Alinea Group, which included the Chicago restaurants Alinea, Next, and The Aviary, and as the founder of the reservation and ticketing platform Tock. He pioneered the use of prepaid tickets and dynamic pricing in the restaurant industry, building Tock into a platform that processed hundreds of millions of dollars in reservations before its acquisition by Squarespace in 2021. He stepped down from Tock in January 2023 and has since been involved in creative ventures spanning technology, art, and Napa Valley winemaking. He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Colgate University.