Alex Ryan
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Alex Ryan has served as our President since 2005, our Chief Executive Officer since 2011 and our Chairman of the board of directors since 2012. Mr. Ryan previously served as our General Manager and Chief Operating Officer beginning in 2000. Mr. Ryan began working at Duckhorn during high school and joined the Company full-time after earning his degree in viticulture from California State University at Fresno in 1988. Mr. Ryan was the Vineyard Manager throughout the early 1990s, and later became the Vice President of Vineyard and Winery Operations. Mr. Ryan successfully launched the Migration brand, featuring the Company’s first Chardonnay, expanded the Decoy line, established Canvasback in Washington State and spearheaded acquisitions of Calera in 2017 and Kosta Browne in 2018. Mr. Ryan was honored as the Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards Wine Executive of the Year in 2018.