Mr. Pipino is a local Saratoga Springs businessperson, and Co-Owner of the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Franchise in Saratoga Springs
I'm originally from Stamford, Connecticut, but grew up in the Capital District Area. I have an A.A.S. Degree in Foodservice Administration/Restaurant Management from SUNY Morrisville, a B.S. in Hotel & Resort Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and an MBA from SUNY Albany.

I'm a 1998 graduate of the Chamber of Commerce’s “Leadership Saratoga” program, and I believe that community service is central to being successful in business. I've been fortunate to have served the public in a variety of roles. I have coached Little League baseball for 26 years, and am also a certified umpire. I am a past two time Chairman (and currently Treasurer) of the Saratoga County Convention and Tourism Bureau.

I was the Eastern U.S. Representative to the Ben & Jerry’s Global Franchise Advisory Council, and have served on the following Boards of Directors: The Rochester Institute of Technology Alumni Association Board of Directors, Leadership Saratoga Alumni Board, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce (secretary); Saratoga Center for the Family (Treasurer) a local organization that deals with child abuse, and the Saratoga Downtown Business Association.

For five years I was as an Ambassador for the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, and is a past chairman of Community Partners in Education. I am also an ardent supporter of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, and was a “big” to a young man for seven years. In 1995 I was honored with the “Big Brother of the Year” for the Capital-Saratoga Region. In 1999 the New York Jaycees honored me with their “Outstanding New Yorker” award.

I was honored by my alma mater, R.I.T. as the 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year, and by Ben & Jerry’s Homemade as the 2001, and 2011 Franchisee of the Year. and was named one of the “20 Under 40” "movers and shakers" by the Saratogian newspaper in 2004.