Joe Downing

Mr. Joseph J.
Downing, Jr., is a Managing Director & Partner at Downer & Co. LLC.
He has over 25 years of M& experience.
He is the head of the US Food & Specialty Ingredients sector and has extensive experience working with companies along the entire food & nutrition chain from agriculture and ingredients to processing and retail products.
Previously, he was the head of North American M&A for one of the largest and most successful European based food and nutritional ingredient manufacturers.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management/Finance from Boston University where he was a member of the Boston University football team, and a master’s degree in International Business Administration from the University of Aalborg in Denmark.