Joel has spent his entire career in and around growth-stage companies as an advisor, investor and even a short stint as an management team member.

A Partner at Frontier Growth, Joel works across the business with an emphasis on how we grow our portfolio companies and uncover the right ingredients for a winning investment strategy—one that has the potential to make them scalable, durable, and which will deliver sustained growth over time.

Influenced by leaders including Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio and Jim Collins, Joel believes in building business for the long term, giving them the transparent and objective advice.

Joel has a BA in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from Darden School of Business. He was previously Vice President of Finance and Strategy at LURHQ (now a part of Secureworks).

Outside the office, you’ll find him sweating it on the tennis court, cooking up his signature pulled pork on the grill, and shopping for way too many sneakers.