Dustin is a consultant of strategy management, operations, and public affairs that has worked as a senior leader in government, education, business, and the non-profit sector in over 10 countries. He also serves as a teaching faculty member at the College of Charleston and Florida State University, designing and teaching coursework related to interdisciplinary social policy and international economics.

While a student at FSU, Dustin was involved with Student Government, the Center for Leadership and Social Change, and the FSU Debate Team.

He is a first-generation graduate of Florida State University, the London School of Economics, and the Broad Center for Urban Education.