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.