Joseph Sheetz

Joseph Sheetz is executive vice chairman of Sheetz, Inc., a convenience retailer based in Altoona, PA, with more than 600 stores in six states. He began working at the company, founded by his uncle, when he was in high school, and has held numerous positions, including president, executive vice president of finance, and director of personnel. After graduating from college, Sheetz had a stint as an employee benefit and pension plan consultant for CGI Consulting in suburban Philadelphia before returning to the family-owned business.

Sheetz serves on the executive committee of the Altoona Blair County Development Corporation, where he was chairman from 2009 to 2011, and is a frequent guest speaker at business schools and family business conferences. He is also a former chairman of the board of directors for the National Association of Convenience Stores and a former chairman of Mount Aloysius College.

He earned a bachelor of science in economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.