Georgios Margaritis grew up in Neochori Mesologiou, where he attended music school and by 14 years old, was already producing his first radio show. After interacting with people daily from a microphone, it made sense to him to start working in the restaurant industry where he could demonstrate his skills. He studied accounting and when the opportunity arose he moved to New York where he worked as a controller and part time radio producer at a local Greek-American news outlet. In 2006, Georgios joined the Playwright Group and a few years later opened his own restaurant in Astoria, Queens and he worked as a consultant for several venues before joining the Nerai team. Georgios has over 20 years of progressive team building and financial management experience.
Achilleas Mandroukakis has been the Service Manager at Nerai since 2019. Born in New York City and raised in Athens, Achilles developed a love for the hospitality industry. Achilles graduated from Omiros culinary school where he familiarized himself with the industry. With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry Achilles specializes in providing leadership, resolving customer service issues, and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. Achilles is a powerful force in the workplace and uses his powerful positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed.
Spiro Menegatos, a graduate of NYU's Stern Business School, started out as a derivatives trader before investing in Nerai. Shortly after, he realized the restaurant needed his full attention. Born and raised in Fort Lee, New Jersey, he grew up in a Greek family passionate about food. Over the years, his mother's cooking allowed his love for food to evolve. Nerai conveys a specific vision of his ancestral home in Kefalonia, Greece. His inspiration is to present Greek flavors in a modern way and instill the age old Greek tradition of Philoxenia within all the member of the team at Nerai.