Russ Schafer

Russ Schafer has more than 25 years of success driving growth as a marketing executive at large billion-dollar companies and high growth startups in security, SaaS, enterprise software, semiconductor, media and advertising industries. In his role at Fortinet, Russ leads corporate marketing including product marketing, corporate brand initiatives, demand generation, campaigns, marketing operations, analyst relations, U.S. field marketing and creative services. Prior to working at Fortinet, Russ was Head of Product Marketing and Analyst Relations at a cybersecurity firm. Before his time there, Russ was SVP and GM of Technology at THX. Earlier in his career, Russ held a range of key senior leadership roles at AOL, Yahoo!, Intel, and IBM. Throughout his career, Russ has delivered impactful results in corporate marketing, product marketing, product management, and business development. Russ holds an MBA from Duke University and a BBA from Texas A&M University.