Joseph M. Goryeb, former principal of Champion Mortgage Co., Inc., uses his more than 30 years entrepreneurial, sales, management and financial services experience to help non-profits and other companies achieve high level performance. He regularly speaks at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business on the topics of growing a successful family business and maximizing a company’s leadership success by taking care of its greatest asset: its people. Along with his family, Goryeb helped grow Champion Mortgage into one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the country. Champion was named by INC. Magazine as “One of the 500 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies” in the United States for three consecutive years. It was also named as one of the “10 Best Companies to Work For” by The Business Journal of New Jersey. As Co-President/COO, Goryeb was responsible for overseeing Sales, Marketing and Loan Operations as well as setting the strategic direction of the company. Champion was regarded as having the finest reputation and corporate culture in the mortgage banking industry. He played a major role in the company’s success, including its acquisition in 1997 by KeyCorp, an $81B regional bank based in Cleveland, OH. Before joining Champion, Goryeb spent five years with Automatic Data Processing (ADP) as National Accounts Manager where he learned the intricacies of developing a high performing sales force. He was awarded the company’s Presidential Award for top sales performance. Active in the community, Goryeb and his family worked closely with Morristown Medical Center, contributing the seed money that resulted in the Goryeb Children’s Hospital which opened in 2002. Occupying three floors and approximately 85,000 square feet, the hospital has created a safe haven for children and their families who need treatment ranging from short stay procedures to special care for the critically ill. It has attracted top doctors from around the country to bring the best care possible to Morristown. Goryeb also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, NJ. He has been a Board Trustee for over thirteen years and chairs the building committee overseeing the completion of three major renovations of the Theatre, transforming it into one of the premier Performing Arts Centers in the area. Spending some time in Arizona he is also a member of the Board of Directors for The Rocks Residence Club in Scottsdale, AZ. Goryeb, retired, lives in Mendham, NJ and enjoys spending time with his wife, Jeanne and their four boys.