Joe CoulombeJoseph Hardin Coulombe was an American Entrepreneur. He founded the grocery store Trader Joe's in 1967 and ran it until his retirement in 1988. Coulombe graduated from Stanford University in 1952 with a degree in Economics. He earnedan MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1954. Coulombe was a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda. Joe recently passed away on February 28, 2020. Read More Read Less