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With over 30 years in financial services, Joel is the CEO of Two Ocean Trust. Before co-founding the firm, he was a Portfolio Manager at Citadel, managing $62 billion in alternative investments, and a Partner at Standard Pacific Capital, overseeing a $5 billion global equities portfolio. Joel's career began in J.P. Morgan's investment banking group.

Joel chairs the Selection Panel for Wyoming's Investment Funds Committee, overseeing the state's $27 billion sovereign funds. Appointed by Governor Mark Gordon, he also serves on the Wyoming Blockchain Select Committee, which has pioneered over 30 laws on blockchain and emerging technologies. Additionally, he is on the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, managing the first state-issued stable token. Joel's leadership extends to numerous boards for private trust companies and non-profits organizations, including his current role as Investment Committee Chair for the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole.

He holds bachelor's degrees in Finance and Japanese Language and Literature from the University of Oregon and studied at Obirin University in Japan. Joel also pursued graduate studies in the Master of Liberal Arts program at Stanford University.