# Joel Palathinkal

> Joel Palathinkal is the New York-based founder and CEO of Sutton Capital, an investor and mentor to fund managers. His earlier work spans Navy flight simulators and product leadership in media and financial technology. He hosts The Investor With Joel Palathinkal and wrote the children’s book Up Above for his son.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Sutton Capital
- **Organizations:** Sutton Capital, Product School, Hemi Ventures, Northwestern Mutual, FactSet, NBCUniversal, Hearst, Naval Air Systems Command, CBS, Rockwell Collins
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, Ph.D. in Modeling and Simulation, University of Central Florida, Finance studies; credential unspecified, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Earned a Ph.D. in Modeling and Simulation., Built and tested flight simulators for the Navy/Department of Defense., Founded Sutton Capital and developed investor education and fund-manager communities.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2006** — Project engineer in defense technology at Rockwell Collins.
- **2006-2008** — Product manager for web/mobile platforms at CBS.
- **2008-2012** — Program manager for Navy flight simulators at NAVAIR.
- **2011** — Completed doctorate in modeling and simulation at UCF.
- **2012-2014** — Senior product manager for digital media platforms at Hearst.
- **2014-2015** — Led digital media/fintech platforms at NBCUniversal.
- **2015-2017** — Head of investment products at FactSet.
- **2015-2019** — Investor at Hemi Ventures.
- **2017-2019** — Senior director of institutional investment platforms at Northwestern Mutual.
- **2018** — Published Up Above through Dreamvest.
- **2019-2026** — Podcast archive lists these years active.
- **2020-present** — CEO of Sutton Capital, according to career directories.
- **2022** — Interviewed Aumni co-founder Kelsey Chase about private markets.

## Achievements

- Earned a Ph.D. in Modeling and Simulation.
- Built and tested flight simulators for the Navy/Department of Defense.
- Founded Sutton Capital and developed investor education and fund-manager communities.
- Published the children’s book Up Above in 2018.
- Hosts The Investor With Joel Palathinkal.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Podcast archive includes an October 1 conversation with Scott Barnes about fund back-office infrastructure.
- **2026-09** — Podcast archive lists interviews with Anil Bahirwani and Dani Lynn Robison about fund management and investment careers.

## Links

- Website: https://suttoncapital.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelpalathinkal/

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