Blackburn Institute

John Joseph

Founder, Global Grad

John Joseph is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and the UA School of Law.  With the help and support of faculty and staff at UM, John won a Truman Scholarship and had the opportunity to work at the White House, Justice Department, and American Youth Policy Forum.  He later accepted a fellowship at the Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center in Colorado, which provided the opportunity to work with educators and students from around the country.  After earning his law license and receiving excellent advice from his mentors at UA, John chose to pursue his interest in real estate with a national commercial real estate firm and helped start Alabama’s first chapter of ICSC Next Generation.  John will soon launch Global Grad, which will help him pursue his vision of leveraging best practices to help create the most focused, excited, and well-prepared generation of college students in history.  This will be accomplished by helping students understand what they must do to succeed personally, academically, and professionally in college before they start. John and his wife Annah live in McCalla and are proud to call Alabama home.