Grimaldi’s coal-fired, brick-oven pizza-making tradition is rooted under the shade of New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge, and developed over a span of 100 years.
CEO Joseph M. Ciolli grew up in New York with close ties to the Grimaldi family, and eventually took over the brand in the early 2000s after graduating from ASU’s school of business. Since then, the operational headquarters has moved to Scottsdale, while successfully retaining the brand's Italian spirit and growing to more than 10 states and internationally, with a recent opening in Dubai.
Spending his college years in the Valley, Ciolli came to love Arizona and has been a Paradise Valley resident for 22 years.
