Bio

Russ Fein began his career in 1987 in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Jefferies & Company, Inc. where he worked on numerous complex transactions. He then spent a number of years in the merchant banking field where he negotiated acquisitions and investments both as principal and agent and often stepped in as COO and/or CFO of portfolio companies, leading growth strategies and building professional organizations around entrepreneurial businesses. In 1995, he left the investment banking field to work full time in senior management roles at a number of small and large operating businesses, including a chain of martial art studios, an Internet incubator and most recently as the Vice President, Worldwide Business Operations for Westcon Group, a $4 billion distributor of communications and technology equipment, where he also held the role of General Manager for a $300mm U.S. division. Russ received his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and graduated from Union College with honors in Managerial Economics.