JUSTIN WALKER

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND DESIGN OPERATIONS LEAD

Describe yourself
in three words.

Caring, pro-Black, inquisitive

What is your happy place?

My happy place is anywhere I'm with my family and there's great music playing.

What is your dream project or collaboration?
Who do you want to partner with?

Focusing on collectivism

Developing community resources

Centering collective + community wellbeing

Removing barriers created by racism

Justin's intentionality toward his leadership, projects, and family is inspiring. His calm and reserved demeanor is a means to survey the room—he is absorbing information and formulating his thoughts. When he speaks, his peers stop to listen, for his contributions to the discussion are profound and enlightening. As a project lead, he is a true servant-leader—he creates space for his team to voice their ideas and concerns, eliminating the emergence of groupthink. He leads with empathy and kindness, which is so grounding and heartfelt. Justin is a gem to the ChiByDesign team, and I'm honored to call
him my peer and friend.

— Tommie Collins, Visual Communications Lead