Joe has been involved in various aspects of retail real estate for approximately 15 years . He started with Epsteen & Associates (now Terranomics) representing national retail chains including Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Jamba Juice and General Nutrition Centers in site selection and lease negotiation throughout Northern California. During five-years with Epsteen, Joe completed more than 250 lease transactions valued at more than $180 million.

Following Epsteen, Joe joined Atlanta-based Wolf Camera (now Ritz Camera) as Director of Real Estate, where he was in charge of retail store development for the $700 million, 700-store photography chain in the Western region of the U.S.

Most recently, Joe has been an integral part of the development of several software companies (Vectiv, Accruent and Siterra) that provide a suite of real estate asset management tools to retailers such as Best Buy, Starbucks, Dollar Tree and Rite-Aid.

Additionally, Joe is a founder of Imagespan, online digital image marketplace servicing the creative content needs of advertising agencies, publishing houses and corporations.

A native New Yorker, Joe earned a liberal arts degree from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Joe lives in the Cole Valley neighborhood in San Francisco.