BASF member Bill Tomaszewski has been General Counsel for Wine.com since 2004. Wine.com has modernized the way people learn about and buy wine.

Check out these ten facts about our friend Bill.

1. I was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey.

2. I was a Jersey City Police Officer for 20 years and then retired.

3. My mother’s maiden name is Arnold.

4. Based on family tree research I am a distant relative of Benedict Arnold.

5. I have been married for 29 years and have two children.

6. I founded the nonprofit “Planet Bee Foundation” with my wife that brings honey bee education and awareness to schools and corporations.

7. Even though I work for Wine.com, I am a beer lover.

8. I am an avid backpacker and went on 85 mile trek in six days this summer that included the top of Mount Whitney.

9. I bicycle commute every day.

10. My dog is a Basset Hound named “Stella Kowalski.”