Joe is an experienced financial executive in the high-tech industry. He was the Chief Financial Officer at Gridpoint Systems, a leading provider of energy solutions. From 2008 to 2009, Joe served as EVP/CFO of Comverse Technology, a global provider of software and services for the telecommunications industry.
Prior to Comverse, he served as SVP, Finance, and CFO at Ciena Corporation from 1995 to 2007, having previously served as Controller after joining Ciena in 1994. Joe has broad board-level experience, having served on the board of directors of Sourcefire, Brix Networks, Optium Corporation, Guilford Pharmaceuticals, TR Systems, and OTG Software.
He holds a BS degree in accounting from Villanova University and an MBA from Southern Illinois University.
