# Ron Young

> Ron Young is the San Francisco-based founder and CEO of Shocase, a professional network for marketers publicly launched in 2015. His career includes marketing roles at Levi’s, CVS and Electronic Arts, the general manager role at the Golden Gate Challenge, and decades of involvement in St. Francis Yacht Club’s Wednesday Yachting Luncheon.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Shocase
- **Organizations:** Shocase, Levi’s, CVS, Electronic Arts, Golden Gate Challenge, St. Francis Yacht Club, American Advertising Federation, San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, Sailing Science Center, Ranger Road
- **From:** San Francisco, United States
- **Education:** San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business
- **Known for:** Founded Shocase, a professional network for marketing practitioners., Served as general manager of the Golden Gate Challenge., Elected chairman of the Sailing Science Center board in July 2019.

## Career timeline

- **Age 13** — Began sailing through Sea Scouts aboard the whaleboat Ranger, as recounted in the Sailing Science Center’s 2019 profile.
- **1985** — Began fundraising for the Golden Gate Challenge; the Sailing Science Center profile credits him with raising $8.7 million over 19 months.
- **1991** — LinkedIn dates the beginning of his involvement chairing and hosting St. Francis Yacht Club’s yachting luncheon to January 1991.
- **2012** — Crunchbase dates his Shocase founder and CEO role to July 2012.
- **2015** — Shocase launched publicly on January 21; Young spoke at Advertising Week New York that year.
- **2018** — Received PICYA’s Lloyd Ryland Yachting Historian of the Year Trophy on November 5, according to his professional profile.
- **2019** — Elected Sailing Science Center board chair in July.
- **2024** — Served as MC at a St. Francis Yacht Club gathering supporting Daniela Moroz’s Olympic campaign.
- **2025** — Listed with Paul Cayard and Kenny Keefe for a February 12 luncheon revisiting the Golden Gate Challenge.

## Achievements

- Founded Shocase, a professional network for marketing practitioners.
- Served as general manager of the Golden Gate Challenge.
- Elected chairman of the Sailing Science Center board in July 2019.
- Received the 2018 Lloyd Ryland Yachting Historian of the Year Trophy, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- Listed on the executive committee of the 2018 Advertising Hall of Fame Council of Judges.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — St. Francis Yacht Club listed Young with Paul Cayard and Kenny Keefe for its February 12 Golden Gate Challenge retrospective.
- **2024-03** — Latitude 38 reported his MC role at the fundraising send-off for Daniela Moroz’s Olympic campaign.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronyoung1

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Last updated: 2026-10-21