Management Team

John Lai

Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Lai has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since June 2013, and previously served as our Vice President of Market Development. Mr. Lai joined Mister Car Wash in 2002. Mr. Lai has served as a director at the Southern Arizona Leadership Council since December 2019. Mr. Lai received a B.S. from the University of Arizona.

Jedidiah Gold

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Gold has served as our Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since July 2019. Mr. Gold previously served as Senior Director Finance, Assistant Treasurer at Yum Brands, Inc. from May 2016 to July 2019, and as Chief Financial Officer MENAPak at KFC Corporation from October 2014 to May 2016. Mr. Gold has served as a director for the Mister Cares Foundation since April 2020. Mr. Gold received an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Indiana University and a B.S. in accounting from the University of Utah.

Mary Porter

Chief People Officer

Mary Porter has served as our Chief People Officer since April 2023. Ms. Porter previously served as the Vice President of Human Resources for Nordstrom from January 2018 to April 2023, supporting Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack locations across both the U.S. and Canada, a position she achieved as the culmination of a 27-year long journey with the company. From HR compliance to Talent Acquisition to strategic business support, Mary has experience across many Human Resources functions. Mary earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington.

Joseph Matheny

Chief Innovation Officer

Joseph Matheny has served as our Chief Innovation Officer since October 2023. Mr. Matheny previously served as our Senior Vice President, Operations since March 2020. Mr. Matheny joined our Company in 1998 and previously served as our Vice President, Operations from December 2016 to March 2020, and served in General Manager, Regional Manager, and Division Manager roles prior

Carlos Chavez

Chief Technology Officer

Carlos joined the Mister Car Wash team as Chief Technology Officer in 2025. He started his career in management consulting with Deloitte and pivoted to an agency developing and implementing digital strategies for Fortune 100 companies. He left consulting to lead technology teams at several global multi-unit brands, including Blockbuster, FedEx, and Yum! Brands. His most recent work with a Pacific Northwest tire retailer focused on digital transformation, including fostering a lean innovation culture and creating extensive business intelligence capabilities to drive data-driven decisions at all levels of the company.

Carlos holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

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