Gervreau of Jackson Family Wines wins Forty Under 40 award

Notable Quote: “There is no such thing as a good or bad decision. It’s what you do after making that decision that creates a positive or negative outcome. - advice I received from my late uncle, Miles Goodman, a musician who composed the movie scores Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Sister Act, among many others.”

Other things about me...

Greatest professional accomplishment:

Building the wine industry’s largest onsite solar PV portfolio, which currently generates enough renewable electricity each year to power over 1,300 California homes. Integrated many of these solar arrays with onsite stationary batteries to store excess energy for use to power wineries at night.

Greatest professional challenge

I am the head of a department with just two full-time employees who focus our efforts daily on sustainability for a company with 1,800 employees. My biggest challenge, as well as my biggest opportunity, is to find a way to consistently exert influence over my colleagues to help them think about problems using the triple bottom line lens afforded by sustainability systems thinking, in situations over which I have very little direct control. I wrestle with influence versus control everyday.

Quick Takes

Mentor/admired ?businessperson

Mike Benziger, founder of ?Benziger Family Winery in ?Glen Ellen

Buzz word from your industry you hate the most

Green

Typical day at the office

There is no typical day for me. Every day is different depending on the challenge at hand!

Best place to work ?outside of your office

My electric car - I make a lot of calls from the road!

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