Joseph "Joe" Chianese is a distinguished authority in global production and production incentive planning for feature films and television. He also specializes in production incentive legislative consulting, financing, tax strategies, and administrative services.

With over 35 years of extensive experience in accounting, government affairs, production, and tax, Joe has held prominent positions at leading companies including Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, the ABC Television Network, Paramount Pictures, and Ernst & Young. Throughout his illustrious career, he has been instrumental in structuring the tax and financing frameworks for both domestic and international film and television productions.

Joe is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting from the University of Connecticut, as well as a Master of Business Taxation (MBT) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Fordham University. Additionally, he completed the UCLA Certificate Program in Film and Television. He serves on the AFCI Advisory Board and the FilmLA Finance Committee and is a guest 
lecturer at prestigious institutions such as the American Film Institute (AFI), Carnegie Mellon University, UCLA, USC, the University of Connecticut and Chapman University.