Justin Popp, Principal

Mr. Justin Popp offers fifteen years of Educational Consulting experience serving a broad assortment of international clientele. He has assisted over 5,000 students prepare for and gain admission to top US (“Ivy”) colleges. In addition to his work with IvyEdge LLC, Justin maintains continuing duties with Admissions Committees at Cornell University and Duke University, for which he serves as Admissions Ambassador and as a Member of the Interview Committee.

Previously, Justin worked as an Educational & Admissions Consultant for Kaplan, Inc., a premier international SAT prep and college admissions company. Mr. Popp is former President of his local Cornell Alumni Club, and was also on the Board of Directors of the Columbia and Duke Alumni Clubs. Justin is also a member of the Global Task Force on Global Alliances and Offices for Cornell’s Graduate School of Management, and is Class Captain of his graduating Class of Columbia’s School of International & Public Affairs.

Mr. Popp has attended five elite private colleges en route to earning five university degrees. He received his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Cornell University (“Ivy League”), where he co-led a First Place finish in the esteemed Cornell Management Simulation. He also received his Master’s of International Affairs (MIA) in International Finance from Columbia University (“Ivy League”), where he was an Associate Editor with the Journal of International Affairs.

Mr. Popp studied law at Duke University (“New Ivy”) and the University of Pennsylvania (“Ivy League”), receiving his Juris Doctor (JD) from Duke, where he participated on the Student Admissions Panel. Further still, Justin has completed graduate coursework in Applied Science at Harvard University (“Ivy League”). Mr. Popp received his BA in English Writing (Poetry Track) and BS in Psychology (BioScience Track) at the University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Dual Departmental Honors and was a Chancellor’s Research Fellow at the University Honors College.

Justin is also an accomplished poet and scientist. His poetry has been published by Pearl Literary Magazine as well as the Three Rivers Review and Duke Law Magazine. In addition, his research on a mathematical model of human sensory adaptation was published as part of a larger study in the esteemed journal, Physiology & Behavior. Earlier in his career, Mr. Popp worked in myriad capacities with Wall Street “Bulge Bracket” firms, including Salomon Smith Barney (Global Equity Research) and Merrill Lynch (Middle Markets). Justin remains a Member of the American Academy of Financial Management™, and a Master Financial Professional™.