Joe Pacello

Executive summary

Joseph Pacello is a Partner in the NYC office of Grant Thornton Advisors LLC.  Joe has extensive experience providing tax services to private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds and other alternative investment vehicles.  He has been an asset management tax professional for over 25 years, including experience as a Big 4 tax partner.

In addition, Joe has taught graduate courses at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Grand Canyon University on the topics of financial products taxation and entity taxation. He also is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and is regulary quoted in the financial press on tax matters impacting the industry.

Professional qualifications and memberships

• Certified Public Accountant (NYS); Attorney (NYS)
• AICPA
• American Bar Association (Tax Section)
• NYSSCPA (Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions Committee).

Presentations and publications

• Author, Tax Compliance and Reporting for Hedge Funds and their Investors, a treatise published by Thomson Reuters.

Education

• Master of Laws degree (LL.M.). Taxation, Temple University School of Law
• Juris Doctor, New York Law School
• Bachelor of of Science, Accounting, Seton Hall University