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Joe is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Valuation Analyst (NACVA), and a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (AM&AA). He is a Principal and Co-Founder of Rippe & Kingston CO PSC, Rippe & Kingston, LLC, Rippe & Kingston Systems, Inc., R&K Financial Services, LTD, and serves on the Board of their affiliated broker-dealer Winton Associates, Inc. When combined, these companies are one of Greater Cincinnati s largest public accounting, consulting and advisory firms. Additionally, he holds Insurance, Series 6 and 63 Securities licenses. His background is primarily in finance and taxation. He works extensively for the firm s clientele in various areas including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, corporate financing and restructuring, succession and estate planning, business valuations and both strategic and tax planning. Joe earned a BS in Business Administration (Accounting) and an MBA (Finance) from Xavier University. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the National Scholastic Honor Society in Business. He did post graduate work at New York University while serving an internship.Joe is a member of various professional organizations, including the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors, the International Business Brokers Association, M&A Source, and the Institute of Business Appraisers. He serves on various Corporate Boards of Directors including, Bramble Savings Bank, Nisbet Investment Company, Inc., Riverbend Aviation, Inc., Profill LLC., as well as other closely held companies in the Tri-State area.His civic duties presently include serving on the Boards of Trustees of Xavier University (where he serves on the Executive Committee, Development Committee, chairs the Audit Committee, and was the chair of the 1989 BMX Campaign). In addition to being a Trustee, he is a member of the 1831 Society at his Alma Mater. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Dan Beard Council Boy Scouts of America, SPCA Cincinnati and the Talbert House. | 