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OUR STAFF

"Specializing in exclusivities & family relationships, PSI preserves & protects some of the world's most precious artisanal expertise." 

Recognized Expertise: Underpinnings for Superior Governance

Advisory Board Members

Rie Murata Albani, CMA (Japan)

Director & Portfolio Manager, Wild Investors Inc.

Former CIO, Mitsubishi Corporation Capital Co. Ltd.

Kikisake-shi (Certified Wine & Sake Sommelier, Japan)

Robert Gardner, MS, MBA

Founding Partner,

New World Technology Partners

Heather Starkey, MA, MBA

Advisor, Strategy & Administration Director, Starkey Enterprises Inc

Mark Ricardo, JD, LLM

CEO, Trellis Wine Investments 

Andrew Starkey, BT

(Baccalauréat Technologique, France)

Founder & Chief Oenologist 

Cuvee Select Wineries LCC

W. David Turner

Retired EVP & GM,

Hitachi Data Systems 

Amanda Starkey, BT

(Baccalauréat Technologique, France)

Sommelier, Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS)

Wine Judge, Ministere de l’Agriculture Concours General Agrilcole Paris

Shannon Brown, PhD

Sr Lecturer, Center for Homeland Defense & Security Former Chairman, Founders Committee of the US Customs & Border Patrol Foundation

Founder 

COO, GM, and CFO roles in $32B, $2B, $150M per year businesses. Additional experience in corporate development and M&A with key lead finance roles in two $100M acquisition & integration efforts, one $1.5B divestiture, one $6.2B spinoff.

 

Import-related industry executive experience while serving the federal regulatory compliance missions of Dept of Commerce, Dept of Treasury, US Customs & Border Patrol (CBP), Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives (ATF).

Billy Starkey, MBA, JD

PSI Founder & Chairman

Expert Panel of Supply-side Consultants

  • International Oenologists 

  • Master Winemakers & Distillers 

  • Elite Suppliers actively seek PSI, recommended by other suppliers 

Expert Panel of Demand-Side Consultants

  • Master & Advanced Sommeliers

  • Food & Beverage Executives

  • Wine & Spirits Competition Judges

Billy with Gabor Foth (center), Wine Operations Director, Hakkasan Group North America

Brian Phillips, Corporate Wine Director with PSI's wines selected by Darden Group

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