Joseph Deitch
Joseph S. Deitch (born June 9, 1950) is an American business executive. He is the founder and Chairman of Commonwealth Financial Network,[1][2] the largest privately owned independent broker/dealer-RIA in the United States. In addition, Deitch is the chairman of Southworth Development,[3][4] a golf and leisure real estate company. He has also served as a Broadway Producer,[5] currently as a principal of Full House Productions, LLC. In 2012, he won a Tony Award as co-producer of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.[6] Deitch founded the Deitch Leadership Institute at the Boston Latin School,[7] the oldest public school in the United States (1635).[8]
Life and career
Deitch was born in a wealthy Jewish family and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He lived in Dorchester and Mattapan, graduating in 1968 from the Boston Latin School, and then attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a BA in International Relations in 1972.[4] He later attended Harvard Business School, graduating from the Owner/President Management program in 1989.[9]
Following graduation from Pennsylvania, he moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands for two years, before moving back to Boston. He began his professional career in 1974 with Mass Indemnity. He then moved to New England Life in 1975, to pursue a career in financial planning, and in 1978, he founded The Cambridge Group which provides comprehensive financial planning services to affluent individuals. In 1982, Becker Research Corporation named The Cambridge Group the most prominent financial planning firm in its area.[10]
In 1979, he formed Commonwealth Equity Services, an independent Broker-dealer.[11][12] Today, the company is known as Commonwealth Financial Network. In 1988, Deitch left The Cambridge Group in order to focus exclusively on Commonwealth.
In 2006, he formed a partnership with Southworth Development CEO David Southworth, becoming chairman of Southworth Development,[13] a golf and leisure real estate company with properties in the United States, Scotland, and the Bahamas.[14] Each of the company’s five properties have received national and/or international acclaim[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Deitch served as CEO of Commonwealth Financial Network until 2009, when he assumed the role of Chairman.[23] Today, Commonwealth serves approximately 1,600 investment advisors,[24] with more than $100 billion in assets under management as of 02/28/15,[12] and has been ranked as the Broker/Dealer of the Year by Investment Advisor Magazine 10 times.[25] In 2015, Commonwealth was ranked as the number 3 “Best Place to Work in IT” by Computerworld Magazine,[26] and has been recognized as a ”Best Place to Work” 30 times by regional publications in Boston and San Diego.[27] J.D. Power and Associates has ranked Commonwealth “Highest in Independent Advisor Satisfaction Among Financial Investment Firms,” four times in a row.[28]
From 2009 – 2012, Deitch co-produced 9 Broadway productions, most of which were produced through Full House Productions, with Deitch serving as principal. These shows include The Addams Family, A View from the Bridge.,[5] and Fela,[5] many of which were nominated for, or won, several Tony awards.[29] In 2012, Deitch won a Tony award as co-producer for The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess[6]
Impact
In 2004, 2005, and 2006, Deitch was recognized by Investment Advisor magazine as one of the Top 25 most influential people in the financial planning industry.[30] In 2010, the magazine named him one of the “30 most influential individuals in and around the planning profession,”[31] In 2015, Deitch was named to Investment Advisor magazine as one of the Top 35 most influential people in the financial planning industry.[32] Through Southworth Development, he developed the first 18-hole Geo-Certified Course in the UK, ranked #1 as the Top Eco Course,[33] and helped push it to #38 of the top links course in the UK.[34]
Community activities
In 2011 he founded the Deitch Leadership Institute at the Boston Latin School. The institute provides leadership training and focuses on individual growth and community improvement.[7]
In conjunction with Commonwealth Financial Network, in 2002 Deitch created The Commonwealth Triathlon on Cape Cod which he continues to host annually. The triathlon is now in its 14th year.[35]
Personal life
Deitch married psychologist Robbie Sue Lacritz, PsyD, in 1982. They were married until her death of ovarian cancer in December, 2006.[36] He has one son, born in 1986.
References
- ↑ "Commonwealth Financial Network®- Chairman's Welcome". Commonwealth.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ http://www.advisorone.com/2013/06/07/commonwealth-names-hunter-president-coo-adds-affil Commonwealth Names Hunter President, COO; Adds Affiliation Models
- ↑ Golf & Leisure Cape Cod, Summer 2012, p 26 http://www.southworthdevelopment.com/uploads/pdf/wb-GolfandLeisure_ProfileWBandDS_09182012_lowres.pdf
- 1 2 "Our Team". Southworth Development. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- 1 2 3 http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/115169/Joseph-Deitch
- 1 2 http://www.playbill.com/news/article/168160-Tony-Winning-The-Gershwins-Porgy-and-Bess-Will-Conclude-Broadway-Run-Sept-23
- 1 2
- ↑ "The Oldest Schools in America | USC Rossier Online". Rossieronline.usc.edu. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ Henschen, Jonathan (2013-03-26). "5 IBDs That Changed the Game". Advisorone.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ http://www.commonwealth.com/news/media_kit/NoteworthyMilestones.pdf
- ↑ "Commonwealth Financial Network®- History". Commonwealth.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- 1 2 "Commonwealth Financial Network | Broker-dealer Data Center". InvestmentNews. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "The Southworth Story". Southworth Development. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ Fairways of Life, Spring/Summer 2013, p 62 http://www.southworthdevelopment.com/uploads/pdf/MD-FairwaysOfLife-FullArticle-LR.pdf
- ↑ http://creightonfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/GolfDigest_BestNew2008.pdf
- ↑ http://creightonfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CF-GolfInc-ClubhouseOfYr2013-Intro+CF.pdf
- ↑ "Golf Inc. - Winter 2013". Nxtbook.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ http://www.negcoa.org/club/scripts/library/view_document.asp?NS=PUBLIC&DN=COYAPP
- ↑ . Meredith Bay, the company’s only non-golf property, has been awarded several industry excellence awards.
- ↑ http://www.meredithbaynh.com/sites/default/files/LaconiaCitizen_LakesidePropertyWinsIndustryExcellenceAward_041611.pdf
- ↑ http://www.southworthdevelopment.com/about-us/awards-and-recognition.html
- ↑ http://travel.usnews.com/Hotels/review-Abaco_Club_on_Winding_Bay-Marsh_Harbour-Caribbean-29196/
- ↑ Green, James J. (2009-01-26). "Commonwealth Financial Names Wayne Bloom as CEO". Advisorone.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ http://www.commonwealth.com/story/fast-facts.aspx
- ↑ http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2009/09/01/brokerdealers-of-the-year-through-the-years
- ↑ 100 Best Places to Work in IT 2015 (2015-06-22). "Best Places to Work 2015: Employer Profile of Commonwealth Financial Network". Computerworld. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Financial Network®- Life at Commonwealth: Best Places to Work". Commonwealth.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ↑ Commonwealth Financial Network® received the highest numerical score in the independent advisor segment in the proprietary J.D. Power 2010 and 2012–2014 Financial Advisor Satisfaction Studies℠. 2014 study based on 3,901 total responses and measures overall financial advisor satisfaction among advisors registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investment firms. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of financial advisors surveyed in January–April 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/2014-us-financial-advisor-satisfaction-study?elq=f87ee64894e84dfcab49d080265708be&elqCampaignId=936
- ↑ Jacobs, Allen (2010-06-14). ""Fela!" Wins At Tony Awards, Jay-Z & Will Smith On Hand | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "The IA 25". Advisorone.com. 2005-05-01. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "Thirty for Thirty". Advisorone.com. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "The 2015 IA 35 for 35". thinkadvisor.com. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ↑ AML (2010-11-01). "Mach Dunes earns GEO certification". Golf Course Architecture. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "NCG announce their top 100 British Link golf courses". Nationalclubgolfer.com. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "Scraggy Neck Triathlon 2010". Facebook. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "The Fessenden School ~ Fessenden Mourns the Passing of Dr. Robbie Lacritz Deitch". Fessenden.org. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2013-07-11.