About Justin Goldsberry
Justin Goldsberry is a charismatic and values-driven leader, a Renaissance Businessman who combines business with creativity, ingenuity, and innovation, while also serving as an advocate for education and social impact. He embarked on his first job at the age of 11 years old, working at a local convenience store & grill in a farm town in North Carolina. It was there that he learned the importance of resilience, humility, excellence, integrity, respect, fearlessness, empathy, and persistence.
With over two decades of experience serving and uplifting communities as an agent of change, these values have guided his career aspirations and have become the cornerstone of his leadership. His qualifications are built on his insatiable intellectual curiosity and practical real-world experiences. Throughout his career, he has served and/or led teams at Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, in political campaigns, government, healthcare, real estate & housing, education, and entrepreneurship, and he has performed as a saxophonist at Carnegie Hall as well as a musical artist and vocalist at the legendary Apollo Theater. Justin has a keen ability and talent for combining traditional and innovative business methods and principles with seemingly unrelated concepts and theories in music, dance, culinary arts, farming, pop culture, car mechanics and automobiles, current events, humor, fashion, travel, politics and policy, technology, entertainment, and games to develop creative solutions and drive business or organizational growth. In his former role as the CEO; Director of Business Development and Partnerships, he successfully leveraged relationships with some of America’s most influential faith-based leaders, public figures, elected officials, CEOs, community leaders, and high-net-worth individuals to close over 100 event contracts. Prior to his current roles, Justin began his career in education as a teacher, where his passion for educational equity grew. This passion led him to serve as a Teach For America Corps Member, an Education Pioneers Fellow, and an Education Board Partners Cohort Member, fueling his commitment to systems change in education.
Justin is currently the CEO & Founder of Goldsberry Management Group, LLC and Goldsberry Equity Partners. Additionally, he serves as Business Travel Ambassador & Influencer at SAP Concur, Co-Chair of Teach For America’s The Collective New Jersey, and Business Mentor. He is also a Public Policy Fellow at Leadership Newark and a contributor to IBM's Call For Code, Five Fifths Voter. A strong supporter of small businesses, Justin provides pro bono mentorship to small business owners through the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL). He is a member of the China Institute, the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society, and the Obama Foundation's MBK Leadership Network. Moreover, he proudly holds the status of alumnus and former contestant on Sony Pictures Entertainment's iconic game show "Wheel of Fortune" and serves as a VIP Voice for Sony Pictures Studios.
Justin graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors from Morehouse College and holds educational credentials from Rutgers University, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, East China Normal University, and a certification in Fundraising from Temple University.
