As co-founder and CEO, Mr. Parkinson is responsible for running Peapod LLC, an online grocery shopping and delivery service. He and his brother founded Peapod in 1989, took the company public in 1997, and sold it to Ahold, a $60 billion international grocery retailer, in 2001. Peapod is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ahold with revenues of $400 million per year. Prior to starting Peapod, he spent 8 years in marketing and management positions at Procter & Gamble and Kraft, Inc.

Mr. Parkinson graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut with a B.A. in Economics. He is currently on the board of Meals on Wheels. He coaches hockey, and is the Scoutmaster for the Boy Scout troop in his local community.