Joseph D. (Nick) Decosimo has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting and working closely with large family owned businesses and regionally based public companies.

Mr. Decosimo is managing principal of Joseph Decosimo and Company, PLLC. His clients include public and privately held businesses headquartered throughout the United States. Industry experience includes financial institutions and manufacturing companies.

Mr. Decosimo has also served as the head of the firm’s Family Business practice, working with a wide variety of family businesses, including some which are leaders in their industries. In that capacity, he has worked closely with clients providing advice related to management issues and corporate structures.

Mr. Decosimo has been involved with numerous public offerings and significant debt placements. He also assists his clients with domestic and international mergers and acquisitions from both the purchase and the sell side.

In March 2009, he was recognized among Business TN magazine’s list of “Accounting’s Finest.” An active community leader, Mr. Decosimo serves on numerous civic boards. In 2006, he led a record-breaking annual campaign for the United Way of Greater Chattanooga.

Mr. Decosimo received his Bachelor of Arts with distinction from the University of Virginia where he was an Echols Scholar and his Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was awarded the CPA designation in 1977.