Joe Gillespie, MBA MS in

Joe Gillespie, MBA MS

Organizer · DISC type Sd
Chief Financial Officer at Pathfinder Development
📍 Naperville, Illinois, United States

Joe Gillespie is a senior executive with 25 years of experience, including 15 years as a CIO and also time as a CFO for NYSE-listed companies. He specializes in corporate turnarounds, acquisition integration, and ERP implementations. Colleagues frequently describe him as professional, knowledgeable, trustworthy, and highly motivated. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Joe is passionate about professional development and networking. He chairs an IT group for the 35, 000-member Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) and co-founded B2B Referral Groups, Inc. to foster business-to-business referrals. After a successful entrepreneurial exit, he returned to academia to teach at three different colleges.

He founded an IT services company with over 50 professionals, sold it, and then returned to university to earn his second Masters degree.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Naperville, Illinois, United States
Personality Overview

How Joe shows up

Pleasant
Trusting Of Others
Thoughtfully Quick

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Joe cares about

IT & Finance Leadership
Has extensive experience serving as both CIO and CFO for publicly traded companies, giving him a unique perspective on technology's financial impact.
Corporate Turnarounds
Has a proven track record of building departments from scratch and turning around organizations undergoing rapid change.
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Career

Work history

8-2007 - 10-2009
Chief Financial Officer
Pathfinder Development
7-2005 - 8-2007
Partner : CIO / CFO
B2B CFO / CIO LLP
1-2005
Chair, Information Technology Special Interest Group
Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG)
1-2005
Co-Founder & President
B2B Referral Groups, Inc.
6-1999 - 12-2003
CEO and President
Heartland Information Technology Services, Inc. (HITS)
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
6-2002 - 5-2004
Master of Science (MS)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2002 - 2002
Certificate
Villanova University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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