Thejs Heath

Thejs (pronounced Tice) was born in London but moved to Washington, D.C. at a young age where he graduated with a Bachelors of Mass Communications and Advertising at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He entered the wine trade was in 2012 working at a Virginia winery called Barrel Oak Vineyards. He then worked in fine wine sales and distribution across the US as well as in hospitality, including at Chiltern Firehouse in the UK. Thejs holds a ALM Master’s in Management from the Harvard Extension School, and is a Certified Sommelier from The Court of Master Sommeliers Americas as well as a WSET Level Three certificate holder. He and his wife work with the Penn Vet Working Dog program, fostering dogs training to be search and rescue professionals. They have also worked with The Rescue Express, rehabilitating former fighting dogs and facilitating their adoption.