Summary of experience

Joe has more than 20 years of enterprise leadership experience at RSM, currently serving as the global and national specialty finance leader, national fintech leader, and national financial service assurance leader. As part of his role, Joe is responsible for developing the firm’s fintech, specialty finance, and financial service assurance strategic objectives, including business-critical initiatives, go-to-market strategy, key milestones and talent development. He is the executive sponsor to the firm’s ‘Fintech as a Movement’ campaign, focused on assisting traditional financial service companies by helping to reimagine their innovation and digital transformation strategies. Also, Joe serves on the global and national financial service executive leadership teams tasked to develop and execute on the firm’s overall financial services strategy.

Joe’s experience consists of providing and supervising audit, consulting and risk management services. Joe has experience in transaction advisor services, working with private equity groups and clients on liquidity events. Joe has also assisted clients with initial public offerings, SPAC transactions, asset securitizations and bond offerings.

Joe is a member on the committee responsible for compiling and presenting the industry financial performance surveys currently being performed annually for the American Financial Services Association (AFSA). He has a broad base of experience in serving fintech and transformational companies, giving him an ability to view client businesses in a strategic framework, bringing value-added dimension to the consultations in which he is involved. Joe is a proven business partner with the ability to establish meaningful professional relationships and has played an instrumental role for his clients in solving challenging issues under volatile market conditions.

Professional affiliations and education

• Certified Public Accountant
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Eastern Illinois University Accountancy Advisory Board
• Master of Business Administration, Eastern Illinois University
• Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Eastern Illinois University