Joseph S. Deitch (born June 9, 1950) is an American business executive and philanthropist, and the author of Elevate: An Essential Guide to Life.Guide to Elevate Official website In 2018, he founded the Elevate Prize Foundation, whose mission is to “empower individuals and organizations whose ideas and endeavors elevate the human experience and "Make Good Famous". The organization awards $5 million annually amongst its recipients as well as providing top tier resources in marketing, media, and planning to scale their enterprises. He is the founder and Chairman of Commonwealth Financial Network,http://www.advisorone.com/2013/06/07/commonwealth-names-hunter-president-coo-adds-affil Commonwealth Names Hunter President, COO; Adds Affiliation Models the largest privately owned independent RIA-broker/dealer in the United States with over $270 billion in assets under management. In addition, Deitch is the chairman of Southworth Development,Golf & Leisure Cape Cod, Summer 2012, p 26 http://www.southworthdevelopment.com/uploads/pdf/wb-GolfandLeisure_ProfileWBandDS_09182012_lowres.pdf a golf and leisure real estate company. He has also served as a Broadway Producerhttp://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/115169/Joseph-Deitch and won a Tony Award as co-producer of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in 2012. Deitch also founded the Deitch Leadership Institute at the Boston Latin School,http://www.bls.org/commoninc/pushpage/314/general/default.asp?volume_id=37167 the oldest public school in the United States (1635).
