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Joe Walsh is the President and CEO of Yellow Book. Under Joe's leadership, Yellow Book has grown from a small independent publisher in Long Island, New York to the leading independent publisher in the country, with nearly 1,000 directories in 48 states plus the District of Columbia, and a total distribution of 123 million. Joe entered the yellow pages business in 1982 when he co-founded IYP Publishing, a company he later sold to DataNational. He served as Vice President of Sales for DataNational until joining Yellow Book in 1987. In 1992, Joe was named the company's CEO. Credited with Yellow Book USA's unprecedented growth, Joe has led the company through a series of acquisitions, new market launches, and organic print and online growth from an estimated $46 million in revenues in the early 1990s to nearly $2 billion in 2007. One of the most well-known and respected leaders in the industry, Joe has received numerous awards and has been interviewed by the country's top print and broadcast outlets. Joe was awarded Ernst and Young's "Master Entrepreneur of the Year" award in New York, has been featured in Forbes Magazine's "Entrepreneurs - Up and Comers," and was also featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal in April of 2004, in an article titled, "Yellow Book USA Grabs Business from Baby Bells with Cheap Ads." He has also appeared on news programs such as CNBC and CNNfn. Joe is the former Chairman of the Association of Directory Publishers (ADP) and serves on the Board of the Association of Directory Marketing (ADM). He is also a Board of Trustee Member for the Bullis School in Maryland. | 