Edwards Joe

Joe serves as BrightView’s Vice President of Corporate Development.
He leads BrightView’s mergers and acquisitions team, helping to increase patient access to its comprehensive, evidence-based treatment approach across the United States.
Before joining BrightView, Joe spent seven years in various leadership roles in public accounting and over three years in corporate development and strategy at a global, publicly traded steel manufacturer and metals recycler.
Working in a wide range of industries, he has orchestrated and led dozens of domestic and international transactions and has a successful record of piloting and implementing strategic plans resulting in millions in value creation.
Joe also served as an adjunct faculty member at Ball State University for three years, and his work has been published by the Journal of Advances in Financial Education and the Indiana CPA Society.
Joe is a Certified Public Accountant, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Science in Accounting.
He also serves as a trusted advisor to several for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Ball State University has recognized him as a distinguished alumnus while the Indiana CPA Society has recognized his leadership in the CPA profession.
Joe lives in Cincinnati with his wife and son.