George Sousa is the President of Mariani Packing Co. , a global dried fruit company. He is a fourth-generation family member leading the business, which has operated for over a century. An alumnus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in Agriculture Business Management, he also serves as chairman for the California Prune Board.
He has a passion for team building, drawing parallels between coaching basketball for many years and leading his companys diverse workforce. Family is a central theme in his life, both in continuing his great-grandfathers business legacy and in personal traditions, like using prunes in his mothers spaghetti sauce recipe.
He is the fourth generation of his family to lead the Mariani Packing Co. , which was founded in 1906.