Career
He is a wine expert and philanthropist. He founded the Keep Memory Alive foundation and The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute. Born in 1946, Ruvo graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1964.
Ruvo spent the early part of his career managing the Los Angeles Playboy Club, working at The Venetian Restaurant, Sahara Hotel and Caesars Palace Hotel.
That operation grew into Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada. After the death of his father in 1994, Ruvo worked towards establishing a cognitive disease center, which resulted in his funding of The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute.
