Joseph Schwartz

Joe is a semi-retired executive from the industrial automation industry who now balances ongoing work in mergers and acquisitions and board service with volunteer and personal interests. Originally from the St. Louis area, he and his wife have lived in the Twin Cities since 2001, where they have put down deep roots and two of their three children also now live.

Cardiac health holds deep personal meaning for Joe, whose father died of heart disease at age 45, when Joe was four years old. Recognizing how much knowledge and care have advanced since 1967—and how far there still is to go—he is keenly committed to supporting continued progress in heart health, including through his service on the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation board of directors.

Joe holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.