Steve Russell (businessman)

Steve Russell
Born Stephen Russell
(1973-12-04) December 4, 1973
Detroit Michigan
Alma mater Stanford University
Organization Prism Skylabs

Stephen "Steve" Russell (born December 4, 1973, in Detroit, Michigan) is a Silicon Valley veteran with 15 years of experience in building and managing content networking, video search and video intelligence technology companies. Currently, Steve is CEO and Founder of Prism Skylabs,[1] a San Francisco technology company currently operating in stealth mode.[2]

Career

Prior to Prism Skylabs, Steve served as the CEO and Chairman of 3VR,[3] a video intelligence company, which he founded in 2002.[4] 3VR works with customers like T-Mobile,[5] Hilton [6] and many more brands to better serve customers, mitigate fraud and bolster security.

Before 3VR, Steve was VP and GM of the Content Networking group at Internet search company Inktomi.[7] In 2000, Inktomi Acquired eScene Networks, a consumer video management platform company he founded.[8]

In addition, he served as managing partner at USWeb/CKS (later marchFIRST) and president of a pioneering Silicon Valley ISP.[9]

Influences

Steve holds 11 patents and was named #8 in the American Venture’s ‘Top 40 under 40’ list.[10]

Steve is an investor and advisor to a number of companies across the video intelligence, social media and analytics spaces, including StumbleUpon, LongTail Video, MesmoTV, Qumu, OpenDNS and Uber,[11] among others.

He sits on the Board of the Center for Secure Information Technologies [12] and is an active speaker and writer, posting frequently on his blog, InHardFocus.com, which explores the intersection of technology and society.[13]

Steve also sits on the Board of the Climb High Foundation,[14] an organization which trains jobless women in western Uganda to work as trekking guides and porters in their local mountains.[15]

Education

Russell received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Stanford University. He graduated from Groves High School in Beverly Hills, MI.

References

  1. ↑ "accessed July 28, 2011". Prism Skylabs. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  2. ↑ Schonfeld, Erick "Stealthy Prism Skylabs Seeks To "Bring Physical Spaces Online", "TechCrunch", July 13, 2011, accessed July 28, 2011
  3. ↑ "Video Intelligence Platform". 3VR. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  4. ↑ Daniels, Rhianna "Former Apple VP takes over as 3VR CEO", "Security Director News", February 10, 2009, accessed July 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Stelter, Leischen "T-Mobile starts from the ground up to protect 2,100 stores", "Security Director News", October 19, 2010, accessed July 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Stelter, Leischen "How Hilton uses video intelligence to protect guests, improve operations", "Security Director News", March 23, 2010, accessed July 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Inktomi Corporation (Press release) "Leading Proxy Cache Extends Enterprise Security at the Gateway to Eliminate Bottlenecks and Increase Efficiency; Inktomi Teams with Symantec to Deliver Web Virus Protection; Extends Relationship with Websense to Deliver Content Filtering", April 10, 2002, accessed July 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Walsh, Tom "Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column: Entrepreneur Values Silicon Valley's Risk-Taking Culture", "Detroit Free Press", June 8, 2006, accessed July 28, 2011
  9. ↑ Continuus Software Corporation (Press release) "Continuus Software Announces Strategic Acquisition to Broaden eAsset Management Solution", January 10, 2000, accessed July 28, 2011
  10. ↑ 3VR (Press release) "3VR Founder Stephen Russell Named to American Venture Magazine's Top 40 Under" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine., February 6, 2009, accessed July 28, 2011
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/Uber/advisors
  12. ↑ http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/ViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/G034303/1
  13. ↑ "accessed July 28, 2011". Inhardfocus.com. 1999-02-22. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  14. ↑ ""Our Team: Board of Directors", accessed July 28, 2011". Climbhighfoundation.org. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  15. ↑ "accessed July 28, 2011". Climbhighfoundation.org. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
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