Russell Rothstein brings the experience of an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and technology consultant to help promising Israeli startups achieve their marketing, sales and financing goals. Russell, as Managing Director of the Israeli practice for eXubrio, LLC, is helping Israeli companies with leading-edge technology to cultivate new customers, partners and investors in North America and Europe, while keeping their cost structure in line.

Before becoming a venture capitalist, Russell was a successful entrepreneur in the software and telecom industries. In 1996 he co-founded Open Sesame, and intelligent agent personalization software startup during the first stages of e-commerce. In less than two years, the company was acquired by information management giant Bowne & Co. (NYSE: BNE), a company with over $1 billion in annual revenues. At HarmonyCOM, an Israeli telecommunications software startup, Russell was VP Product Marketing and VP Business Development. He was instrumental in closing strategic investment deals with industry giants Cisco Systems and Amdocs worth over $5 million and helped raise over $20 million from international venture capitalists.

Russell began his career in 1990 at Oracle, deploying e-Business applications for Fortune 1000 companies in the financial services, retail and publishing industries. Before Russell left, the applications group became the fastest growing segment of Oracle's business.

Russell received a BA in Computer Science from Harvard University, an MS in Technology and Policy from MIT and an MS in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Russell, born and raised in the US, has resided in Israel since 1998.