California Panel

Stuart Woolf

Stuart Patrick Woolf is President and CEO of Woolf Farming & Processing.  Woolf Farming & Processing is a family owned operation whose primary business is the production and processing of agricultural commodities.  The Company was named the 2004 Agribusiness of the Year in Fresno County and the Family Business of the Year (2004) by the Family Business Institute at Fresno State University.  He also serves as the managing partner for two related entities; Harris Woolf California Almonds and Los Gatos Tomato Products.  Harris Woolf is a processor and handler of raw almonds.  Los Gatos manufactures bulk tomato paste for industrial users.  The company also owns Coastal Green Vegetable Company in Oxnard California.  He received a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA at Boston College.  Mr. Woolf has served as Chairman of the California League of Food Processors and the Almond Board of California.  He is past member of the Young Presidents Organization’s Golden Gate Chapter and past Chairman of the UC President’s Commission of Agriculture and Natural Resources.  Stuart currently serves on the board of Ruiz Food Products.