Doug Caskey has served in his role as the executive director of the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board, part of the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, since 2000. He oversees statewide efforts to promote and advance the Colorado wine and grape industry. Caskey is a 40-year wine industry veteran, with experience in the restaurant and retail wine sectors. Previous to the CWIDB, he managed the wine department at Boulder Liquor Mart, one of Colorado’s largest retail liquor stores, and was the "assistant wine guy" at the original Broker Restaurant and the Rattlesnake Club in the Tivoli Denver. As a devotee of the Greek god Dionysus (wine and theatre), he has degrees in theatre from both the University of Denver and the University of Colorado Boulder.