AAM Advisory Council Member- Edmond V. Russ

About Ed
As Chief Marketing and Sales Officer of Grant Thornton, Edmond V. Russ is responsible for strategic marketing and planning, brand building, and managing the marketing and sales resources of the firm. As partner in charge of marketing, he also serves as a member of the firm’s National Leadership Team.

Prior to joining Grant Thornton in 2001, Ed was with PricewaterhouseCoopers for eight years. He began as Director of Marketing for all lines of service within Coopers & Lybrand’s Midwest region, and from 1998 to 2001 was the national Director of Marketing for PwC's $400-million middle-market practice.

Before PwC, Ed was National Director of Marketing for a global business valuation firm. Prior to that he served on the other side of the desk, building a series of four startup businesses, and creating successful brands in consumer services, industrial services, and B2B electronic funds transfer. All four start-ups were subsequently sold to strategic investors, and at his last start-up, Ed was interim CEO and raised over $5 million in venture capital.