Ep. 14 - Joe Russo - The Palm Beach Tech Association

Joe Russo is the founding Executive Director of the Palm Beach Tech Association, a nonprofit committed to Building the Palm Beaches into a Tech Hub.

Since July 2015, Joe led the organization to attract over 150 corporate members and 1,000's to their community, with an annual budget of over $200,000 and 3 full-time staff.

In 2016, Joe spearheaded an effort to bring Downtown West Palm Beach its first coworking space, raising over $150,000 with the Knight Foundation, the City of West Palm Beach, and private donations.

Since 2013, Joe has also served on the Palm Beach County STEM Council, Business Development Board Taskforces, Chamber of Commerce Councils, SunFest Committees, and on the Boards of Kayla Cares 4 Kids and the Big Heart Brigade.

A Native Floridian, he attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach and Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.