Keith Weaver is the executive vice president of global public policy and external affairs, climbing the ladder at the company where he started as senior vice president of government affairs in 2002. He launched Uncle Nearest alongside his wife and CEO, Fawn, in 2017. The company has positioned itself as the “best whiskey maker the world never knew,” has launched six whiskeys, and is available in over 25,000 stores across all 50 states and 12 countries, per its website.