Russ Cohn

Russ Cohn has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Russ is currently a Board Member at Metaverse Learning since March 2021. Prior to that, they served as a General Partner at Halkin Ventures starting in January 2020. In February 2020, they became the General Manager EMEA at IDVerse - An OCR Labs Company, responsible for the development of all UK and EMEA markets for their ID Verification technology.

Russ has also held positions such as a Member at Revenue Collective from March 2021 to May 2023, Chief Strategy Officer at Buzzy Buzz Pty Ltd from May 2020 to June 2021, and Consultant to CEO at workingmums.co.uk from January 2020 to April 2020.

From 2017 to 2019, Russ Cohn served as the SVP Partnerships at Rokt, where they played a key role in acquiring and growing key monetization supply partnerships across both the EMEA and US markets. Russ successfully negotiated and closed deals with major retail, ticketing, airline, and hotel OTA suppliers.

In 2016, Russ Cohn took personal time off to care for a family member. Prior to that, from September 2015 to August 2016, they were the Managing Director Global Ecommerce & Local Advertising at Time Out Group plc. In this role, they were responsible for developing key partnerships, affiliates, and inventory supply across the UK, French, and US entertainment, travel, and ticketing categories. Russ also led multiple teams and implemented strategies that resulted in significant revenue growth and improvements in account management.

Before joining Time Out Group, Russ Cohn was the Vice President Sales EMEA at Campanja from February 2014 to August 2015. During their tenure, they successfully established a new UK office and achieved 75% growth in new business revenue across the EMEA region. Russ was also responsible for sales strategy development and project management of implementing a new Salesforce CRM system.

Overall, Russ Cohn's work experience demonstrates their expertise in various strategic and leadership roles within the technology and business sectors.

Russ Cohn attended Cape Peninsula University of Technology from 1991 to 1993, where they studied Marketing and obtained a degree in the same field. In addition to their formal education, they have also obtained various certifications. In 2009, they completed the Future Leadership Training program offered by Google. In 2011, they furthered their education by obtaining certifications in Converting Strategy into Execution and Leadership for Strategic Execution from the Stanford Center for Professional Development.