Joseph graduated New York University with a degree in accounting. Joseph pursued higher education and graduated Pace University with a Masters Degree in Business Administration, concentrating in Taxation. Joseph is a Certified Public Accountant and has passed the Series 3, Commodity Futures Examination and the Series 65, Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination. Joseph became a compliance auditor at National Futures Association's New York office for over 5 years. After working with NFA, Joseph held a regulatory accounting position at ED&F Man International and subsequently accepted a position at Prudential Investments as a compliance manager where he was responsible for compliance over $10 billion of Prudential's equity mutual funds.