Our Team

JOSEPH RUSSO

Co-Chairman

Joseph is an experienced Relationship Manager, who engages with the firm’s advisors, strategic partners, and clients in an effort to broaden and deepen the ways in which we work together. Joseph joined RMR in 2004 and has been active in the financial services industry since 1997. Throughout his career at RMR, Joseph has provided strategic vision, direction and leadership for the firm’s growth and development while helping to significantly expand RMR's influence in various organizations and communities. He is a dedicated thought leader who takes great pride in representing and promoting the firms philanthropic and service culture. Joseph also serves as a member of RMR’s Investment Committee and has a passion for staying on top of what is happening in the markets. Joseph takes a high-level approach and focuses on macro level research and analysis.

Joseph has been actively involved with a significant number of charities, service organizations, foundations and institutions of higher learning throughout the nation, having volunteered and served in various leadership positions and other contributing and significant roles in his career. He is the founder and President of the From Tessa With Love Foundation, established in 2018 in honor of his deceased fiancée and soulmate Tessa DeStagni.

He enjoys culinary arts, gastronomy, wine tasting and wine collecting with a particular appreciation for Italian cuisine and Italian wines from Tuscany.

Joseph serves as the Co-Chairman of RMR Wealth Builders, Inc., is a shareholder in the company, a member of the firm’s Investment Committee and is on the RMR Board of Directors. He is a former Regional Director at Financial Network Investment Corporation and the ING Advisors Network. He maintains the FINRA Series 4, 7, 24, 63, and 66 registrations, NJ Life Insurance license and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Fordham University in the Bronx, NY.