Since he set foot on campus to earn his bachelor’s degree, Justin Greis has been passionate about Indiana University. After earning his second Kelley School of Business degree through the 3/2 MBA program, Justin was recruited by EY, one of the world’s largest professional service firms. He is now a Partner/Principal in EY’s Advisory group and leads the Cybersecurity Strategy, Risk, Compliance and Resilience Practice, which helps large companies mature their cybersecurity programs to help them grow and transform in the digital age.

Part of the fun of his job, according to Justin, is working with his talented, smart team, many of whom are Kelley graduates he recruited. The other part is keeping pace with the ever-changing industry; he loves the endless learning opportunities. He attributes his fascination with technology to the Kelley technology courses he took. “To succeed in technology,” Justin says, “is to be a student of technology; one must always be learning to stay relevant.”

Justin started donating his time to IU less than three months after graduation, representing EY at Kelley’s student recruiting events and resume reviews. He did this because he is passionate about giving back to the school that gave him so much. Justin explains, “I would not be where I am today without the amazing education I received and the lifelong relationships I made. The professors at Kelley are world-class; never underestimate the power this incredible faculty has to fundamentally shape the success of the students in their classes.”

For years, Justin has also been providing hands-on education for Kelley students. It started when Professor Ramesh Venkataraman asked Justin to guest lecture for his IT audit course in Kelley’s Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) program. Justin wrote a case study based on a recent client engagement and oversaw the lecture, discussion, and case analysis for the day and loved it. Just a few years after that first case, Justin was co-teaching three course sections and kept up this pace for almost a decade, all the while donating his IU salary (with a matching contribution from EY) back to Kelley where he and his wife created an endowed scholarship for MSIS students.

In 2016, Justin and his wife Katharine (BS ’04) had their first child, so he transitioned his class to two EY colleagues, one of whom is Justin’s former student. However, Justin just couldn’t stay away from IU. He now teaches IT Risk Management in the Kelley Direct program, along with guest lecturing for the MSIS program and attending recruiting events.

Thank you, Justin, for all you do for Kelley and IU!