· Ph.D., International Relations, UCLA, 1967

· M.A., Soviet Studies, Harvard University, 1958

· B.A., Political Science, UCLA, 1955

Following nearly 28 years as President and CEO of Wine Institute, during which time he directed U.S. and international public policy objectives for California's wineries and winegrowers, John A. De Luca assumed the post of Executive Vice Chairman for Wine Institute from 2003-2008. His duties included advisory, liaison, educational, and special assignments for the California wine industry.

John was originally appointed Senior Advisor to the President of the University of California for Agriculture and Business in 2002, and subsequently reappointed in 2007 by President Mark Yudof. He currently serves as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar and member of the Board of Advisors at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, as well as the Council of the Friends of the Bancroft Library. He chairs the Board of Directors for the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco and serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for Teaching, founded by the California Teachers Association. He remains Founder and Co-Chairman of the Agriculture-High Technology Alliance; Founding Chairman of the University of California President's Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Founding Member of the Director's Council, Shorenstein Center, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. John is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Council. He also serves as Senior Advisor to the Board of the E. & J. Gallo Winery.

In recent years, John has received numerous awards, including "Agriculturist of the Year" for the State of California in 2001, the prestigious "Presidential Citation" conferred by President Richard Atkinson of the University Of California in 2003, and Senate and Assembly bipartisan Resolutions of Commendation in 2003. He is the past recipient of the "Distinguished Service Award" by the Wine Spectator; "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Wine Enthusiast; and "Torch of Liberty Award" by the Anti Defamation League. At the Federal level John served two terms on the Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and on the Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee. In 2007, the ten campus Alumni Associations' of the University of California honored him with the AAUC Advocate of the Year Award.

From 1968-1975, Dr. De Luca served as Deputy Mayor of San Francisco under Mayor Joseph Alioto. In 1965-1966, he served as White House Fellow in the Administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. On the White House Staff, he worked on national security matters and served on various State Department coordinating committees. In 1966-1967, John was special assistant to Senator Frank Church of Idaho, responsible for international issues.

From 1956 to 1960 he held a Ford Foundation Grant (Harvard) and a Fulbright Fellowship (University of Rome). In Moscow in the summer of 1959, Dr. De Luca was present at the famous "Kitchen Debate" between Nikita Kruschev and Richard Nixon. In 1964-1965 he was a member of the faculty at San Francisco State University teaching courses in American foreign policy and international relations.

Dr. De Luca resides in Redwood City, California, with his wife Josephine. He has two daughters: Gina Raven and Carla Worfolk, a son, Perry De Luca and sons-in-law John Raven and Patrick Worfolk, and three grandchildren Jeremy and Julia Raven, and Sofia Worfolk.

Joseph E. Gallo

Joseph E. Gallo, 68, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the E. & J. Gallo Winery, the world’s largest family-owned winery. The company has a significant presence in the California wine, brandy and distilled spirits industries with seven wineries and more than 60 brands including table and sparkling wines, dessert wines and distilled spirits.

As President and CEO, Mr. Gallo has focused much of his energy on growing the company and has overseen a number of acquisitions including Barefoot, Louis M. Martini, Mirassou Vineyards and William Hill Estate. He has also directed the expansion of the company’s import portfolio with entries from nine different countries as well as the introduction of New Amsterdam Gin.

Mr. Gallo joined the winery’s sales department in 1965, and was instrumental in the company gaining national distribution by 1970, applying lessons learned from working alongside his father, Ernest Gallo, and his uncle, Julio Gallo. Prior to becoming CEO in 2001, he focused most of his efforts on the company’s expansion into international markets, overseeing sales, distribution, marketing and operations. Today, Gallo International has various regional headquarters around the world.

In the United States, Mr. Gallo has served on the Board of Directors for the Wine Institute of California since 1972, and the Grocery Manufacturers Association since 2001. Mr. Gallo has served on the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Advisory Council since 1995. Stanford University recognized Mr. Gallo with the Stanford Associates Achievement Award.

Born in Modesto, California, March 12, 1941, to Ernest and Amelia Gallo, Mr. Gallo spent his youth working in the family business. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1962, and earned his M.B.A. from the Stanford Business School in 1964.

He and his wife, Ofelia, are the parents of three children, Stephanie, Ernest and Joseph and have four grandchildren.

Mr. Gallo and the Gallo family are committed to helping grow wine consumption throughout the world and contributing to the long-term success of the global wine industry. The Gallo family considers family ownership its greatest asset and believes that the benefits of private ownership enable long-term business sustainability through investment back into physical assets, brand building, vineyard research and continued long-term relationships with winery employees, growers, distributors, retailers and customers.

Mary C. Gallo

Mary C. Gallo is the widow of David E. Gallo, who was involved in the Gallo Center from its inception. She has always had a great interest in the philosophy and purpose of the Center.

Mary is a member of the Gallo Winery Advisory Board, and serves on various charitable foundation boards. She also oversees the management of her parents’ ranches.

She graduated from Modesto Junior College in 1964.

Mary is the mother of a daughter and a son, and has one granddaughter.