Joe is a leading restaurant and hospitality professional, bringing extensive experience in directing and building global restaurant and related consumer product companies.

Joe is currently an active executive board member of Fransmart, a global leader in franchise development, turning emerging restaurant concepts into national and global brands, The Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, leading strategic development; Bite Acquisition Corp, a newly formed SPAC targeting a business transaction in the QSR and Fast Casual segments of the restaurant industry, and Good Planet Foods, a plant-based consumer product cheese company.   

Prior to his current roles Joe was President & CEO of the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group and President, CEO & Board Member of Wolfgang Puck Worldwide. 

Joe has  served  on  the  Board  of Directors  for the National Restaurant Association with roles as Treasurer and Vice Chair. In 2019, he was named its Chair. He also represents the National Restaurant Association on the board of the International Food Manufacturers Association (IFMA). A Certified Public Accountant, Joe graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance.