Prior to joining Sorenson Capital Mr. Russell worked for Corinthian Capital, a New York City based middle market private equity firm. At Corinthian, Mr. Russell analyzed and executed transactions across various industries including telecommunications, manufacturing, consumer products and financial services. In addition, Mr. Russell assisted portfolio companies with specific growth initiatives, acquisitions, operational improvement and strategy.

Before joining Corinthian, Mr. Russell worked for Citigroup's corporate Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategy group. In this capacity, Mr. Russell advised on corporate strategy and executed both acquisitions and divestitures across Citigroup's global businesses platform ranging from retail and corporate banking to asset management and insurance. Mr. Russell began his career as an investment banker in Salomon Smith Barney's financial institutions group.

Mr. Russell received a Master of Business Administration with Honors from Harvard Business School and a BA in both Economics and History from Columbia University.