Joel Lankford is a Vice President at Atalaya and is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, executing, and managing investments, primarily within the specialty finance and fintech space. Prior to joining Atalaya, Joel was an Associate on the Asset-Backed Securitization team at KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he focused on structuring and placing a variety of public and private securitizations of consumer and commercial assets. Joel holds a B.S. in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a member of the Men’s Varsity Tennis Team.