President & Chief Executive Officer

Alaska Distributors - Southern Wine/Spirits West

Stephen Loeb joined Alaska Distributors Co. in 1984 and has served as the president and chief executive officer since 2003.

Loeb is credited with solidifying the company’s distribution in Alaska and Washington, and expanding brokerage businesses in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah through strategic partnerships with key spirits and wine suppliers.  Since 1984 the company has grown from approximately 100 employees to over 800 today. Alaska Distributors Co. was the Family Business of the Year in Washington State (for over 250 employees) in 2002, and first runner-up nationally in 2003.

Loeb was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003 and 2004.  He currently serves on the boards of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle (Vice Chair), Temple de Hirsch Sinai (VP) and the Columbia Tower Club. He also serves on the finance committee at University Preparatory Academy.  He is a past president of Jewish Family Service-Seattle and a past board member of the National Beer Wholesalers Association.

Loeb earned his MBA in finance and marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.  He also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Pomona College in California.