Austin, TX, Release: April 1, 2023. For Immediate Release
Joe is currently engaged with several companies as an executive coach, business development leader, and strategic advisor. He currently serves as Executive Director for Kiterocket, , Management Advisor for Atonarp, Executive Advisor for Axis Tool, Executive Advisor for CollabraTech, and member of the Board of Advocates for the Baylor University School of Engineering and Computer Science.The Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Central Texas is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Cestari as Market President effective immediately. Cestari previously held the position of Board Chair of Junior Achievement of Central Texas and many positions in the private sector.
“During this time of growth, there is no better person to lead Junior Achievement of Central Texas than Joe Cestari,” said Anna Tallent, Junior Achievement of Central Texas’s Board Chair and Partner at EY. “Joe is a visionary leader with proven management skills, business acumen, and the ability to unite people. His expertise and aspirations for expanding Junior Achievement's reach in Central Texas will give more young people the opportunity to receive JA's life-changing experiences.”
Joe is a motivational, visionary leader who enjoys developing and coaching teams and leading cultural transformation. Joe has a genuine care and concern for people and believes business is personal. Equally comfortable in a non-profit, startup, turnaround, or large- scale existing business, Joe expects to leverage his broad base of professional experience by challenging leaders to achieve an unreasonable level of success in business and ultimate satisfaction in their personal lives.
Joe has more than 35 years of high technology engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing experience as well as 25 years of global business development experience. Joe has led the establishment of multiple entities in Asia (Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China).
Joe is currently engaged with several companies as an executive coach, business development leader, and strategic advisor. He currently serves as Executive Director for Kiterocket, , Management Advisor for Atonarp, Executive Advisor for Axis Tool, Executive Advisor for CollabraTech, and member of the Board of Advocates for the Baylor University School of Engineering and Computer Science.
Joe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and computer engineering from Baylor University and has completed graduate studies in international business and the management of technology. Joe has been married to Beth for 37+ years and has 3 children, Nicholas (31), Zachary (29), and Taylor (26) and one grandchild, Jade Sofia (4).
