Net Impact

Social Enterprise Conference

Business and Society: Building A Sustainable Future

October 7th, 2005
 

Columbia Business School

 
 

   

Speaker Biographies

Jim Munson

Vice President, Dallis Coffee

Jim Munson has served as Vice President of Dallis Coffee since he joined the company in April 2001. Prior to this, he worked for ten years in the craft beer industry as a partner in New York's Brooklyn Brewery. Jim's work in the specialty coffee and beer industries has been the subject of articles in Wine Spectator, Crain's NY Business, New York Newsday, The Daily News and numerous trade publications. Jim was elected Chairman of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Wine & Food, which donated over $200,000 in educational scholarships during his tenure. He has been active in both the SCAA and the NCA, serving as a member of the SCAA Marketing Committee and the NCA Information & Education Committee. Jim also publishes Coffee Pupil coffee information playing cards, which help educate baristas and consumers about the coffee they make and drink each day. Born in Iowa, Jim graduated from Williams College in 1988.