Joe Rufo worked in various roles for corporate America, and was also a successful entrepreneur in the dot com era. He held sales positions in the K-12 marketplace with School Specialty and Aramark, managed four news gathering offices for McGraw Hill and sold financial instruments for John Hancock. After developing a complex marketing program for a co-op of independent businesses, Joe was aptly qualified for his entrepreneurial role as co-founder and president of BuySuite, a first generation e-commerce and corporate purchasing platform he developed in the mid-1990s. In its first year, BuySuite rocketed to a leading position in the industry resulting in a successful buyout by a key competitor.

Joe became involved in the Summary Justice project after reading Doug’s book, “Summary Justice: The Lynching of James Scott and the Trial of George Barkwell.” He immediately sought out Doug and over the next eighteen months they wrote the screenplay, completing it in late April, 2024.

Joe is based in the rural eastern Connecticut town of Lebanon where citizens are easily outnumbered by cows. Since retiring in 2022, Joe has concentrated on spending time with family, flying his drone, taking pictures, traveling, helping to support Ukraine in every way possible, and working seven days a week to advance the story of James T. Scott.

CONTACT:
Joe Rufo
424 Kick Hill Road
Lebanon, CT 06249
(860) 389-0786
JosephJRufo@GMail.Com