Joe French was born in Toronto, Canada and currently lives in Washington, D.C. where he works in the real estate capital markets. As an athlete, Joe represented Canada at the 2012 World Lacrosse Championships in Turku, Finland. Joe played division 1 lacrosse for the University of Virginia before getting drafted by the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. Most recently, Joe was a member of the Connecticut Hammerheads.

Joe remains involved in the local lacrosse community through coaching children and volunteering as the President of the Junior Board for Winners Lacrosse, which provides boys & girls from underserved neighborhoods the opportunity to learn the game of lacrosse and the life skills associated with playing a team sport.