Jeff Russell

Jeff Russell is the Founder of The Kin Collective, a capital formation and advisory firm that partners Investors, Operators and Executives with strategic capital as they pursue their life’s work. Prior to founding The Kin Collective, Jeff was the Head of North America capital formation at Vista Equity Partners, an enterprise software focused private equity firm. Prior to joining Vista, Jeff spent 11 years at The Park Hill Group, a global alternative asset capital-raising advisory firm. Jeff began his career in Equity Research at Credit Suisse First Boston.

Jeff graduated from the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business, where he earned a H.B.A. in Business Administration. While at Western, Jeff was the captain of the Varsity Men's Soccer team and was a member of the Varsity Track & Field National Championship winning 4 x 400m relay program.