Robert M. Russell Jr., Managing Director, Emerging Technologies

Robert M. Russell Jr. is an executive with worldwide experience in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Technology, and Governance. He currently services on the board of directors of several companies including Healthcare, Government, and Technologies. Mr. Russell’s personal and professional relationships at DOD include C Level contacts in the United States Navy and The United States Marine Corps. Mr. Russell also has very senior level contacts world wide within the Intelligence Community to include The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Mr. Russell serves as the CEO “in residence” for the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland UK where he identifies and pursues emerging technology opportunities internationally to secure funding from the worldwide investment community and to commercialize these technologies with industry leaders such as GE , Rolls Royce , and The Wood Group.

Mr. Russell previously served as the CEO at ITA Holdings a holding company for import/export technology. And Axeda Systems formerly listed as Ravisent Technologies Inc. a software and intellectual property licensing company. Prior to Axeda Systems, Mr. Russell served as the CEO and President of Thomson Learning, Lifelong Learning Group, a division of The Thomson Corporation.  Mr. Russell led his market group to record breaking financial results by focusing on integrated marketing and solution selling and driving the businesses to create web-enabled revenue-producing products.  Mr. Russell is qualified to serve on any public board with requirements to adhere to the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002.

Prior to Thomson Learning, Mr. Russell served as the President of the Construction Information Group for the McGraw-Hill Companies where he achieved multiple year revenue and profit growth.  As a result of his accomplishments Mr. Russell received an “Excellence in Management” award from McGraw-Hill Chairman Joseph Dionne and was recognized for demonstrating “exceptional leadership and marketing savvy.”   Prior to McGraw Hill, Russell spent 20 years as an executive at Digital Corporation and was a pioneer in profitable web businesses and Systems Integration. Mr. Russell holds a Bachelors Degree from Ohio University and is a graduate of the Executive Program (YEMP) at Yale University School of Management.