Member Monday – Justin Cloud

Justin Cloud is an Engineering and Technology Leader with over 20 years of experience within the Department of Defense (DoD) and defense article industries. He has served in many capacities including Engineering Project Manager, Deputy General Manager, and Director of Strategy and Technology to name a few. Justin has worked programs ranging from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), Special Operations Forces Contractor Logistics Support Services (SOFCLSS), F-16 Poland and a host of other international programs.

Justin is a proud graduate of North Carolina A&T State University (BS Computer Science 01), and The Johns Hopkins University (MS Systems Engineering ’06). He currently sits on the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) departments advisory board for A&T, JHU’s Engineering for Professionals Advisory Board, and the Florida FIRST Robotics Education Foundation Advisory Board. Justin is a proud and active member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc, and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).

Justin has been featured in the Florida Today newspaper, is the host of The Cloud Family Foundation’s CFF Livestream, and a guest speaker and panelist for many professional and education organizations across the nation. He is a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) champion; winning Lockheed Martin’s Corporate Diversity Outreach Award, The Diversity Difference Award, and is the past Enterprise Chairperson for L3Harris’ African American Employee Resource Group. In 2019, Justin became the Founder and Executive Director of The Cloud Family Foundation, Inc, a 501c3 STEM non-profit which provides undergraduate and graduate scholarships and k12 grants.