Yorgo Koutsogiorgas is co-founder and partner of Go Roma. He began his career when he joined the Greek Islands Restaurant Company in Chicago. He became a managing partner and led the company expansion to a suburb of Chicago. In 1990, Koutsogiorgas joined Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) to develop Papagus Greek Taverna. During his tenure, Esquire magazine called Papagus one of the "Best 25 Restaurants in the United States.ä In 1994, Koutsogiorgas became vice president and managing partner of LEYE and vice president of operations at Maggiano's Little Italy. In 1996, Brinker International acquired Maggiano's and appointed Koutsogiorgas to senior vice president and chief people officer. He helped the restaurant earn one of the best employee retention records in the industry. In 2004, Koutsogiorgas joined forces with David Wolfgram, Russell Bry and Jeff Drake, three friends from the industry.