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upRuvo in 2014 Lawrence Wayne Ruvo (born 1946) is an American business executive, wine expert, and philanthropist who is currently the vice president and general manager of Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada. He founded the Keep Memory Alive foundation and
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (LRCBH) opened on May 21, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is operated by the Cleveland Clinic and was designed by Frank Gehry. History Keep Memory Alive (also known as KMA) was founded by Larr ...
. He serves on the
American Gaming Association The American Gaming Association (AGA) is a Gambling in the United States, United States gambling industry association. It was founded in 1994 with the goal of promoting, educating and lobbying on behalf of the gambling industry through education a ...
Board of Directors and is a member of the Gaming Hall of Fame (2005). He is married and has three daughters. Larry Ruvo is one of the leaders in finding a cure for Alzheimer's Disease through the "Keep Memory Alive Foundation" & The Cleveland Clinic / Lou Ruvo Brain Institute.


Biography

Born in 1946, Ruvo graduated from
Las Vegas High School Las Vegas High School is a public high school in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, part of the Clark County School District. It is the oldest high school in Las Vegas and originally opened in 1905 on what was then the outskirts of town. The school's first c ...
in 1964. Ruvo spent the early part of his career managing the Los Angeles Playboy Club, working at The Venetian Restaurant, Sahara Hotel and Caesars Palace Hotel. In 1970 with partner Steve Wynn he formed a liquor distributorship. That operation grew into Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada. After the death of his father in 1994, Ruvo worked towards establishing a cognitive disease center, which resulted in his funding of The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute.


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Living people American philanthropists People from the Las Vegas Valley 1946 births {{US-business-bio-1940s-stub 20th-century American businesspeople Las Vegas High School alumni