Mr. Justice is a proven leader with over 40 years of experience across many areas including innovation, entrepreneurship, economic development, engineering, and information technology in both the public and private sectors.​​

In the public sector working for the State of Georgia, Steve served as the Executive Director of the Georgia Centers of Innovation leading a wide-ranging program to provide the State’s strategic industries with technical industry expertise, collaborative research and partnerships help them to grow globally. ​

​In the private sector, Mr. Justice provided technical and managerial leadership for teams composed of major North American, European, and Asian companies while serving at Lockheed-Martin, Gulfstream Aerospace, Northrop, Delta Air Lines, Generation Orbit Launch Services, and The Ginn Group in addition to founding two Georgia based companies. ​

​Mr. Justice participated in the development, certification, and support of several notable aircraft including Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and C-130J Hercules as well as the Northrop B-2 “Stealth Bomber”, the Gulfstream G-IV business jet, and the Generation Orbit X-60A hypersonic research rocket. He also led many programs for the DoD, NASA, and industry in advanced transports, aerial tankers, supersonic business jets, and air launch vehicles. He is a former FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER), a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, and a Licensed Professional Engineer in Georgia and South Carolina. ​