Retail and Grocery Council Members

IHC council members are vetted for their credentials, understanding, and desire to connect cleaning to public health outcomes. They are listed alphabetically.

Council Members Do Not Support or Endorse Third-Party Products or Services

Biographies

Joseph Gray Welsh

Joseph Welsh is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Joseph Welsh Consulting LLC. Known in the Food Industry as “Joe the Grocer,” Welsh is a Global Supermarket Consultant and Food Systems Expert and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Having served in nearly every possible retail and wholesale food job over the last 43 years, ‘Joe’ continues to perform project work globally, build Food Ecosystems, provide Expert Witness testimony in litigation matters, represent grocers and government entities in Food Deserts and Industry related matters. Welsh is generally considered a Global leader in Food Insecurity issues. He has owned, operated, consulted, and managed stores of all formats, sizes, demographic settings, and competitive situations; across a broad geography.

He has a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance, trained in programs administered by Harvard Business School, graduated from SMU (Supermarket Manager University), RCU (Retail Counselor University), and attended and taught many industry seminars in retailing, perishables, shrink management, merchandising, meat/specialty foods and more. Welsh is widely known for his financial acumen, retail prowess, and grocery science.

Joseph Welsh speaks as “Joe-The-Grocer” in an entertaining presentation that reflects on his years in the food business, youth sports, and on current food and supermarket issues.

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