Francisco Castillo

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ABOUT FRANCISCO CASTILLO

Francisco Castillo is Director, State Government Relations for Diageo North America (NYSE: DEO), a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer. In his role, he is responsible for managing Diageo\'s state legislative strategy for 12 western states. Prior to joining Diageo, Francisco served as Senior Director, Public Affairs for Union Pacific Railroad, where he led the company\'s legislative advocacy efforts and community relations activities in California and Nevada. He joined UPRR in January 2015 as Director of Corporate Relations and Media, where he was responsible for developing, planning and implementing external communications strategies that advanced the company\'s business goals.Francisco has a wealth of political and policy experience having served in senior roles for then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, First Lady Maria Shriver, and again for Newsom in the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. He is an active community member and volunteers his time serving on several boards including Equality California, The California Museum and CommunityHealth Works. Francisco is a 2018 Fellow of the American Leadership Forum and recognized as one of the 2018 Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 under 40. In 2021, Sacramento Magazine named him one of Sacramento 100 notable business leaders. He earned a bachelor\'s degree in political science from San Francisco State University.