Overview

As an Associate in Equity Capital Markets in the Global Corporate & Investment Banking group at Bank of America, Justin helps serve clients during every product stage of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company’s (SPAC) lifecycle. These responsibilities include assisting sponsors in organizing, raising capital and pricing initial public offerings, as well as orchestrating and finalizing the de-SPAC process, whereby the SPAC mergers with a target company. Justin has worked with a vast array of SPAC sponsors, ranging from business leaders and private equity firms to politicians and professional athletes, and everything in-between. Prior to his employment at Bank of America, Justin served as a Senior Product Control Analyst for Koch Supply & Trading in Wichita, Kansas, focused on the European and US distillate markets. During Justin’s senior year at Wichita State, he worked as a Commodity Trading and Merchant intern at Cargill at their world headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to his time at Wichita State, Justin served as a United States Marine, stationed at MCAS Miramar outside San Diego, California.

Justin first graduated with honors from the Barton School of Business in 2016, double majoring in Finance and Management. Shortly thereafter, Justin returned to Wichita State to obtain an additional undergraduate degree in Economics in 2017, again graduating with honors. Justin returned to the Barton School of Business one last time, culminating with his Master of Arts in Economics in 2019. Justin looks back on his time at Wichita State with an overwhelming sense of gratitude and pride. “Wichita State laid the foundation to almost everything I’ve been able to accomplish professionally. I’m lucky to still call many of my old professors mentors and friends.” Following this tenure at Wichita State, Justin obtained a Master’s of Science in Mathematical Finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, graduating in May of 2021.

Justin currently resides in New York with his wife, Erin (a 2017 graduate of the Barton School of Business), and two children, Francis and Adeline. Justin and his family are active members in their church, community and Wichita State Alumni Association. Justin enjoys spending time with his family and friends, reading, running, and is currently searching for the best sandwich in America.