Mr. Joseph was the Senior Executive for Diversity Supplier Development at Chrysler LLC before retirement. His duties included identifying qualified minority suppliers, developing existing minority suppliers, verifying credentials, and expanding minority suppliers through first tier opportunities. He encouraged minority sub-contracting with first-tier suppliers, monitoring progress toward annual minority supplier participation goals, providing minority supplier access to the Chrysler’s Global Sourcing community, monitoring second tier participation and interfacing with the community.

Through his work, Jethro Joseph enabled hundreds of minority entrepreneurs to not only successfully enter the business world but to thrive in it. His work at FCA serves as a standard bearer all other supplier development programs soon followed.

Jethro Joseph is a familiar face in the industry as well as in local and national Supplier Diversity circles. Mr. Joseph served as a member of the Board of Directors of; National Minority Supplier Development Council, Diversity Information Resources, Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC), The Business Consortium Fund (BCF), Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC), Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR), Chrysler’s African American Network (CAAN). Mr. Joseph currently serves as a member of the board of the Native American Business Alliance (NABA), Morris Brown College National Alumni Association, Health Alliance Plan and Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. He is a member of the Michigan Association of CPAs and Detroit Inter-Alumni Council – United Negro College Fund.

Among the many honors Mr. Joseph has received are the Minority Business Enterprise Coordinator of the year by the National Minority Supplier Development Council on two occasions during his tenure in this position; America’s Top Diversity Advocates by Diversitybusiness.com, Men Impacting Supplier Diversity, Hispanic Advocate Award, Tuck School of Business Corporate Supplier Diversity Advocate;
Influential Minorities in Business; Diversity Supplier Mentor Award; President’s Recognition Award by the Michigan Minority Business Development Council; Business Consortium Fund Star Recognition and United Negro College Fund Man of the Year for Morris Brown College. The National Black Automotive Suppliers recognized Mr. Joseph as Supplier Diversity Legend also the Michigan Chronicle recognized Mr. Joseph as one of the Men of Excellence for the Detroit community.

For his work as a career advocate for minority supplier development, and the standard that he helped set for corporations here in Michigan. The Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council is proud to induct Jethro Joseph into the Michigan Minority Business Hall of Fame.