Joel L. Simon has worked as a professional fundraiser for more than 20 years. Prior to fundraising, Joel worked in the in-house counsel's office of a regional hospital and as a lawyer at a prominent regional law firm.

Joel lectures frequently on the fund raising aspects HIPAA, including at many national conferences. He has been a thought leader on fund raising components of HIPPAA since the law was first proposed in 2000. Joel is a contributing editor to "Fundraising under HIPAA: A Guide to the HIPAA Privacy Rules" published by the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.