Background
III, William Lewis Perdue was born on May 1, 1949 in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Lewis Junior and Anabel (Bradford) P.
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William Lewis Perdue III
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AS, Corning Community College, 1970; Bachelor of Science with distinction, Cornell Univercity, 1972.
Career
Journalist, Ithaca (New York) Journal, 1970-1972;
member of faculty, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1972-1973;
director travel and tourism, State of Mississippi, 1973-1974;
aide to Thad Cochran, Washington, 1974-1977;
journalist, Dow Jones, Washington, 1977-1979;
founder, chairman, Wines West, Los Angeles, 1981-1985;
lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979-1984;
account supervisor, Simon Public Rels., Los Angeles, 1984-1985;
vice president, managing director, Manning Selvage & Lee, San Jose, California, 1984-1985;
founder, president, Renaissance Comm. Inc., Sonoma, California, 1985-1994. Founder Wine Business Insider, 1991, Renaissance Public, 1992, Wine Business Monthly, SmartWired, Inc., 1995-1997, IdeaWorx.
International lecturer on wine and health, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member of advisory board Sonoma Valley Bank. Member Society Wine Educators, Ordre Majeur des Vignerons de France, French American Chamber of Commerce (advisory board Sonoma Valley branch).
Connections
Married Megan Mills, July 18, 1981. Children: William Lewis IV, Katherine Mills-Bradford.
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat