Russ Fein

Russ Fein manages the private equity activities of Corporate Fuel Partners, a NYC-based merchant banking business, where he often has a hands-on role in the portfolio investments, leveraging his 25+ years in various senior management roles and transactional activities. He is also an active board member of Genisphere, AllerGenis, and EnergyWatch. Prior to Corporate Fuel Partners, he was 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 $300 million U.S. division. Russ began his career 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. Russ received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from Union College with honors in Managerial Economics.