Jeffrey Russakow

Jeff Russakow has held a variety of roles in the tech industry since 2004. Starting at Adobe Systems as Vice President of Worldwide Sales Operations and Customer Support, they then moved to Symantec in 2006 as Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Global Enterprise Support Services, and Product Management and Solutions Engineering. In 2009, they joined Yahoo! as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. In 2013, they became CEO of Findly, and in 2015, they took on the role of CEO at Gimbal. In 2017, they became CEO of Boosted, Inc., and in 2020 they began working as a Strategic and Operating Advisor and Investor. In 2021, they joined Getaround as Board Director and Tailwind Acquisition Corp. as Board Advisor.

Jeff Russakow obtained their Bachelor's accreditation from Princeton University in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1990. Jeff also obtained a BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University in 1986. In 1990, they obtained an MSE in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Finally, they obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Robotics, Dynamics & Controls, Autonomous Systems, and AI from Stanford University in 1995.