Joe joined Mr. Duke in founding the Tenth Street family of funds and has been an active participant in its various activities since inception. He co-founded Joseph Decosimo and Company in 1971 and currently serves as senior principal emeritus. For over 20 years, while serving as senior partner of the firm, he also managed the funds of a foundation whose assets exceeded $500 million. During that period the foundation maintained an average annual return of 14.6%. After serving in World War II, Mr. Decosimo graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and from Northwestern University with a Master of Business Administration degree.