As co-founder and President, Mr. Parkinson is currrently 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 and generates revenues of over $325 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 and a concentration in Econometrics. He is currently on the board of Meals on Wheels, Chicago and Tap.tv Inc. He coaches hockey, and is a scoutmaster for a Boy Scout troop in his local community. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic Boardsailing Team in 1987 and 1988.