Joel Simkins

joel@xstcapital.com

Joel Simkins is the CEO & Founder of XST Capital Group LLC and brings a reputation for trusted industry insights, market relationships, and a rare track record of success advising both sell-side and buy-side clients for more than 25 years across the land-based and digital gaming (casino) industries. Prior to his recent tenure at Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Simkins was Head of Gaming & Leisure investment banking at Truist Securities, growing its business from a nascent state in 2016 to a top-seven platform during his tenure through March 2022. He is a known thought-leader in the industry, being named Best Up & Coming Analyst in the 2009 Institutional Investor Poll, ranked No. 6 overall in 2012, and is a repeat expert guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and Yahoo Finance and at many industry conferences.