Justin Pekarek (born August 26, 1981) is an American former competitive ice dancer.

Pekarek was born on August 26, 1981, in Valencia, California,[1] the son of a General Motors executive.

[2] He and ice dancer Hilary Gibbons were married in January 2008, but had divorced by November 2016.

[3] Pekarek has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and worked in plastics design before switching to a career as a real estate broker.

He and Gibbons coached competitive ice dance teams to national titles at the juvenile, intermediate, and novice level.