Joseph J. Calvanico is Director of Midwest Property Tax Services at Grant Thornton, LLP in Chicago.  He has over 25 years experience in real and personal property tax and valuation.  Before his career at Grant Thornton, Mr. Calvanico was a senior member of the corporate property tax department at General Electric.  He has also been a partner at a "Big Four" accounting firm, spending  nearly 15 years in public accounting.  He has worked in over 40 states with clients involved in manufacturing, utilities, assisted living, parking, hospitality, office building, and shopping center industries. 

Mr. Calvanico is an Accredited Senior Appraiser and Memeber of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  Mr. Calvanico also holds the Certified Member of the Institute (CMI) designation of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT).