Joe Grills

Joe Grills currently works at The Montpelier Foundation since 2000, where the role of Chairman was held from 2006 to 2011.
Current positions also include Director at The National Main Street Center, Inc., Trustee at The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Trustee at Woodberry Forest School, and Member of the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets since 2011.
Former roles include Chairman of Virginia Retirement Systems from 2002 to 2009, Chairman at Association for Financial Professionals, Inc., Director at Apex Municipal Fund, Inc., Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc., Kimco Realty Corp.
as Independent Director, MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc., MuniYield Florida Fund, MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc., MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund II, Inc., MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc., MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc., MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc., DUMAC, Inc. in 2011, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V Inc., BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II Inc., BlackRock MuniYield Fund Inc., BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund Inc., BlackRock MuniYield California Fund Inc., BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund Inc., Assistant Treasurer at International Business Machines Corp.
from 1961 to 1993, Chief Investment Officer at IBM Retirement Fund from 1986 to 1993, and Member of Investment Advisory Committee at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. from 1997 to 2000.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Duke University and an MBA from The University of Chicago.