Joseph Warren Phinney (1848–1934) was an American printer, type designer, and business executive.
He was a key player in arranging the merger of twenty-six large foundries to form the American Type Founders Company in 1892, becoming both manager of the Boston branch and head of the design department, where he oversaw the consolidation of type faces following the merger.
he sought to preserve and protect that company's legacy, as for instance, when he oversaw the re-introduction of Binny & Ronaldson's 1796 type design, Roman No.
for the rest of his career, passing the role of design head to Morris Fuller Benton and becoming senior vice-president.
Phinney retired shortly before the company fell upon hard times during the Great Depression and died in 1934.