Joe served as a senior global economist/strategist for Morgan Stanley before starting his career with Merrill. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science/international affairs from Niagara University and a master’s degree in international political economics and development from Fordham University. Joe is frequently cited in publications such as Foreign Affairs, Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Financial Times and regularly appears on CNBC, as well as Bloomberg television, PBS and other media venues. He has co-authored the book Gender Lens Investing: Uncovering Opportunities for Growth, Returns, and Impact; is an author, co-author or contributor to more than 20 books; and has published over 125 articles on economics, trade and finance.

Joe lectures on finance and global economics at Fordham University and has lectured at various universities around the world, including Wuhan University in China. In 1998, he was nominated as an Eisenhower fellow. Presently, he is a senior fellow at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. In 2006, the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union awarded Joe the 2006 Transatlantic Business Award for his research on U.S.-Europe economic ties. In 2007, he was a recipient of the European-American Business Council Leadership award for his research on the transatlantic partnership and global economy.