S tephen Fredette is an American technology entrepreneur who is a co-founder and the president of Toast, Inc., a major provider of cloud-based software for the restaurant industry. He co-founded the company in 2011 with his partners, Aman Narang and Steve Papa. They have built Toast into a dominant player in its field, providing a comprehensive, all-in-one platform that helps restaurants to manage their entire operations, from point-of-sale and online ordering to payroll and inventory management.

Toast's integrated software and hardware solution has become incredibly popular with restaurants of all sizes, and the company has grown at a tremendous pace. As president, Fredette has been a key leader in the company's strategy and its rapid growth. He took the company public in a major IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021, which turned the three co-founders into billionaires. He is a major figure in the restaurant technology industry.