Joe Simonetta holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Colorado. He also studied architecture at the University of Southern California.

He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School. He also studied at Yale Divinity School.

He holds a B.S. in Business Logistics from Penn State University.

Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he is the second of three sons of an immigrant blue-collar steelworker and his wife.

He was raised in the shadows of the blast furnaces of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

He has since lived for significant amounts of time in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, Greece, New Zealand, and Ecuador.

His rich life experiences encompass many fields.

He has been an Army officer, professional athlete, entrepreneur and businessman, architectural designer, real estate developer, home builder, environmental activist, author, senior editor of the World Business Academy, twice a nominee for the U.S. Congress, and once a nominee for the U.S. presidency (Democratic Party National Convention, New York City, 1992).

Authors, Entrepreneurship, Architecture, Design Real Estate, Environment, Business, Business Leadership, Writing, Sustainability,