Maryam Ahmed
Program Advisor
Maryam Ahmed is the owner of Napa, CA based Maryam + Company and the co-founder of the Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum. She works at the intersection of sommeliers, chefs, activists, sustainability experts, media, and organizations focused on diversity and sustainability to design impactful educational programs and execute strategic projects in the food and wine world. In 2022, Maryam + Company launched Field Blends, an immersive food and wine travel experience focused on bridging a gap between industry and consumer knowledge as well as opening up conversations about wine, food, land, labor, and agriculture. Maryam is a cast member on James Beard Award Nominated SOMM TV and a partner at PLAYTE Kitchen.
Maryam is a graduate of Cornell’s Hotel School (2011) and the Walla Walla Enology & Viticulture program (2015). Maryam is an active member of the San Francisco Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier and program advisor for the Wine Writers’ Symposium. In 2021, she received the Wine Industry Leader distinction from Wine Business Monthly.
