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.