Ryan Pennington is the Chief Operating Officer of L’Ecole № 41. He is responsible for managing the business side of the winery including sales, marketing, administration, and human resources. He joined the L’Ecole team in July of 2023 after ten years at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest wine producer in the Pacific Northwest, where he was most recently Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs. Prior to Ste. Michelle, he served for five years as Communications Director for the Washington Wine Commission, the marketing agency representing all growers and wineries in Washington.

Ryan has also served on several industry boards including the Washington Wine Commission, the marketing agency representing all growers and wineries in Washington; the Washington Wine Institute, the public policy arm of the Washington wine industry; the Northwest Wine Coalition, the joint international marketing organization for Washington and Oregon wines; and WineAmerica, the national association of American wineries.