Karen Maley
Karen Maley has spent over 25 years in the wine business. She is currently the General Manager of Robert Young Estate Winery in Sonoma County, overseeing Sales, Marketing, and Production of a high end, family-owned, DTC business. She began her career at Procter and Gamble, then entered the wine business working for Gallo in their International Sales and Marketing division, including overseeing Asia Pacific operations in the growth phase of the mid-1990s. She was a founding partner in Stryker Sonoma, a boutique Winery in Alexander Valley. Karen also has 10 years’ experience leading wine start-ups for major corporations, including a canned wine partnership between Universal Music and Anheuser Busch's acceleration division. She has a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Political Science and Literature, and an MBA.