Josh Russ Tup­per is the fourth-gen­er­a­tion co-own­er of Russ & Daugh­ters. Raised in an ashram in upstate New York, Russ Tup­per was work­ing as an engi­neer in Port­land, OR, when the oppor­tu­ni­ty arose to join his fam­i­ly busi­ness at 26. He has been lead­ing Russ & Daugh­ters with his cousin Niki ever since. He has been fea­tured in media out­lets such as NPR, Food Net­work, The Trav­el Chan­nel, Forbes, The Cut, Kin­folk, Lucky Peach, The New York­er, and Vogue. He is also one of the sub­jects of doc­u­men­tary The Stur­geon Queens. Called ​“the Bab­ka Baron” by the New York Times, Josh has been hon­ored by the Muse­um of Food and Drink for his con­tri­bu­tions to NYC food cul­ture. He has taught at the YIVO Cen­ter for Jew­ish Research and Astor Cen­ter. Russ Tup­per lives with his wife, Denise, and two daughters.