NCCC Board of Trustees

Samuel Bronfman II, Chair Managing Partner, Bacchus Capital

Samuel Bronfman II, a 1975 graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts, began his career at Sports Illustrated in New York City. In 1979, he joined Joseph E. Seagram & Sons and five years later was named president of the newly created Seagram Classics Wine Co. In 1996, Seagram consolidated its two wine operations into Seagram Chateau & Estates Wines Co. and named Mr. Bronfman president. Three years later, Seagram sold its holdings to Vivendi Corp., and in December 2000, the wine business was acquired by Diageo p.l.c., where Bronfman was named chairman of their Global Wines Division. Mr. Bronfman is currently continuing his profession in the wine business as Managing Partner of Bacchus Capital.

Mr. Bronfman has served on NCCC's Board of Trustees since 2002 and has served as Chair since September 2004. His contributions include his establishment of the Melanie M. Bronfman Lecture Fund at NCCC which helps fund NCCC Community Education programs. In addition to his involvement with NCCC, Mr. Bronfman has been involved in a wide variety of other civic and philanthropic activities. He has served as chair of the Board of Trustees at Phillips Brooks School and also on the boards of Wine Institute, Menlo School, Youth Tennis Association, and the Jewish Museum San Francisco. He served on the advisory board of the Tad Taube Center for Jewish Studies and is a former vice chair of the Stanford Hospital Board of Directors. He was also honorary chairman of Meals on Wheels of San Francisco's annual gala to raise funds for meal delivery to the homebound elderly.

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