Joel Mercadante

Joel Mercadante is a seasoned professional in recruitment and business development, currently serving as a Senior Recruitment Specialist at LevelUP HCS since September 2021. Concurrently, Joel holds the position of Co-Head of Talent Acquisition at ING via LevelUP until June 2025. Previous experience includes Vice President of Business Development at Hold Brothers Capital, LLC from January 2017 to September 2021, and Vice President of Recruiting at Long Ridge Partners from October 2015 to December 2016, focusing on hedge fund recruitment for portfolio managers, analysts, and traders. Joel's career also features roles as a Class B Member/Recruiter at T3 Trading Group, Trader/Recruiter at G2 Trading, and Equity Sales Trader at Saratoga Capital LLC. Joel's early career includes trading roles at Brahman Capital and serving as a Financial Advisor at SMITH BARNEY. Joel earned a BA in English from Georgetown University in 2001.