Joe Sharp is the CFO/ COO of the Jewish Leadership Academy in Miami, and a part of the school's founding team. At JLA, Sharp oversees all aspects of the school's financial and physical plant operations, as well as the construction of their campus. He is in his 13th year of independent school leadership in South Florida, where he has gained a reputation for deploying organization-wide systems and maximizing efficiencies to support institutional growth while maintaining financial stability. As principal of Sharp Focus Consulting, he has worked with clients ranging from veteran school and nonprofit leaders to groups interested in opening new schools. Sharp holds a BS in accounting, an MBA with a concentration in nonprofit management, and serves on several local and national professional boards and councils. He is also a proud member of the NBOA Leadership Academy 2022-23 Cohort, currently serves on the NBOA Net Assets Editorial Advisory, and has served as an NBOA Connect Ambassador and NBOA Annual Meeting Program Advisory Committee member.