Justin Ishbia is the founder and managing partner of Shore Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm.
He is the son of the founder of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), Jeff Ishbia and the older brother of Mat Ishbia, CEO of UWM.
Justin Ishbia earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Michigan State University in 2000. He then received Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University Law School and a Certificate of Law and Business from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management in 2004.
Ishbia is a member of the State Bar of Illinois and a Certified Public Accountant.
He is also an investor in Michigan-based mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), founded by his father, Jeff, in 1986.
Justin owns a 22% stake in the company, which went public through a merger with a blank check company in January 2021.
He is a member of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, Rush University Medical Center Board of Trustees, and a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
In 2015, he established the Justin R. Ishbia Scholarship to provide financial support for deserving law students.
Justin Ishbia has an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion.
He is married to Kristen Ishbia and they share two children.