Justin is a Partner of Canopy Partners - a boutique and independently owned multi-family office. He has enjoyed a nearly 30-year career in financial services across the investment banking, institutional investment management and family office industries. As a visionary business leader, Justin focuses on Canopy Partners’ strategy, service model innovation, and commitment to delivering a superior Member client experience. Justin understands family business, family values and all the aspects that need to be considered in managing a complex family business and family financial enterprise. During his career, Justin also co-founded a successful business in the automotive industry called Carriage House Car Wash. He led its retail operations, marketing, strategy, partnerships and human resources to scale it for substantial growth which ultimately led to its successful sale to a local strategic buyer in 2022. He relates to the challenges and considerations to grow and operate a family business and the accountability a family business has to its owners, employees and community.He brings an energetic and authentic leadership style with strong communication, planning and operational skills. As a former collegiate rower, he is passionate about teamwork, mutual trust, collaboration and the thrill of shared success. He is sometimes referred to as a creative or “alternative” thinker by drawing upon his diverse experience. He is also a self-anointed amateur economist. Justin has an MBA from Cornell University's Johnson School of Management (Summa Cum Laude) and a BA, Economics (Phi Beta Kappa) from Union College in Schenectady, NY.