He graduated from Coffee High School and enrolled at Valdosta State University as a computer science major.
He left VSU in 2008 while working on the presidential campaign of then-senator Barack Obama.
[1] Lewis's work with the Obama campaign led him to meet Aharon Wasserman and Edward Saatchi.
The three co-founded NationalField, an enterprise social network company, to more easily keep track of campaign data and coordinate communications between managers, staff, and volunteers.
[2] Prior to leaving VSU, Justin worked at the school's IT department.