Justin Paperny
Born (1975-01-22) January 22, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, CA
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Southern California (B.A. Psychology)
Occupations
  • Consultant
  • Author
  • Crisis Management
  • Advocate
  • Business Advisor
Parent(s)Bernard Paperny, Tallie Paperny

Justin Mathew Paperny (born January 22, 1975) is an American businessman who specializes in crisis management. He strives to help justice-impacted people work toward the best outcomes, and also strives to help improve outcomes of America's criminal justice system. Paperny's coherent strategy aspires to persuade legislators, administrators, business leaders, and taxpayers on the value of incentivizing excellence in all criminal justice reform legislation. Paperny, a graduate of the University of Southern California is a former stockbroker. He pleaded guilty to violating securities laws. A federal judge sentenced Paperny to serve 18 months in a minimum-security federal prison camp.While in prison, Paperny co-founded a series of ventures to work toward prison reform with Michael G. Santos. Since his release from federal prison, media companies including The New York Times, The Washington Post, business organizations, and government agencies turn to Paperny as a subject-matter expert on criminal justice reform, advocacy, and crisis management.

Early Life

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Justin Paperny is a former stockbroker who went to federal prison for a conviction related to violating securities laws. Born on January 22, 1975, Paperny grew up in Encino, California. He graduated from Montclair College Preparatory School in 1983. While in high school, he distinguished himself as a baseball player. The University of Southern California recruited Paperny, where he played on the USC varsity baseball team as a student athlete for three years, before graduating in 1997.

Upon graduating from USC, Paperny joined Merrill Lynch as a stockbroker. In 2005, Paperny became embroiled in a securities fraud scheme, which ultimately led to his criminal conviction, an 18-month federal prison term in a minimum-security prison camp. While incarcerated, Paperny recalibrated and prepared to build a career around his experiences as a former professional convicted of a white-collar crime. Jordan Harbinger interviewed Paperny in a show to profile his recalibration from prison to consultant.

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