Joe Valerio is currently a Senior Vice President at TD Insurance, a national risk management brokerage and consulting firm and division of TD Bank. He is responsible for market growth and leadership in the mid-Atlantic Region.  He will be spearheading the business development process and providing sales leadership and coaching, as well as, identifying merger and acquisition opportunities and growing brand recognition of TD Insurance.  He is also the Founder and President of Gridiron Concepts Ltd., a consulting firm that specializes in creating effective teams.  During his six-year career with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, Joe started at every position on the offensive line, including tight end. As an offensive lineman he caught an NFL-record four touchdown passes, three from the legendary Joe Montana. 

Joe’s active role in the community included speaking to numerous businesses and service organizations, as well as over 100 schools on a variety of topics.

He also established and maintained a charitable foundation, “Joe Valerio Centers on Kids” benefiting a Kansas City area children’s hospital.

In 1995 Joe was nominated for NFL Man of the Year for outstanding community service.  In addition to his on field efforts, Joe was a sports anchor for Kansas City’s KMBC Channel 9, and a sports talk show host for KCFX 101.1 FM Radio. 

While earning an economics degree from The University of Pennsylvania, Joe received First Team All-Ivy League and First Team All-American honors.  He was also voted Team Captain and Team Most Valuable Player by his teammates.  In 2006, he was voted to the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame.

In the Philadelphia area, he works closely with local youth groups coaching basketball and lacrosse.  He is also an assistant football coach with Garnet Valley High School.  He served as the Board Chair of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the March of Dimes Board of Directors.  For the March of Dimes, his wife and triplet daughters are a longtime Ambassador Family and he has also served on the Executive Committee of the local chapter as the Communications Chair.  Joe was a founding member of the Ridley Educational Foundation, serving as Vice President for four years.  He has spent time as the Vice President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Football League Retired Players Association.

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