Presenter

Russ Hall

Managing Partner, Legacy Venture

Russ Hall co-founded Legacy Venture in 1999, along with Jim Anderson. As a Managing Partner, Russ helps shape the fund’s strategy, manage its investments and tap the power of Venture Capital to help Legacy members amplify their positive impact in the world. He also serves as the Chairman of the fund’s philanthropi arm, Legacy Works.“When I turned 50, I decided to apply all my energies and experience in life to making a positive difference, Russ said. “That’s why Jim and I launched Legacy Venture.”  Russ was well prepared for the challenge. He had served as Vice President for R. Eliot King & Associates, a boutique money management firm; as Vice President of Marketing for the technology start-up Logic Modeling; as Director of Sales and a marketing manager at Silicon Solutions; and as an associate at the VC firm Merrill Pickard Anderson & Eyre. Earlier in his career, he had worked as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and as a captain in the Army Corps of Engineers.  Of all those positions, Legacy is his favorite. “If you ever wanted to be buoyed up by the goodness of mankind Legacy is the place. We help people and organizations change the world.”In addition to his leadership at Legacy Venture and Legacy Works, Russ serves on the board of The Philanthropic Workshop West, an active network of strategic philanthropists who share the skills, commitment, and imagination to help solve major social and environmental challenges. He also serves as an elder at his church; on the board of the national ministry TimeOut; on the advisory board for the Full Circle Fund; as well as on the boards of Good Capital, Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and the Global Philanthropy Forum. Russ is also a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley.Russ earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, an MS from the University of California at Berkeley, and a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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