Media and Tech Professional
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Co-Founder and CEO at SendMe Mobile
- Past
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- Senior Vice President at HandsOn (f/k/a MFORMA Group)
- Entrepreneur-in-Residence at General Catalyst Partners
- Founding Partner at Pinnacle Strategy Group
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Development at CNET Networks
- Executive Vice President, Corporate and Business Development at ZDNet
- Vice President at Broadview International
- Education
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- Harvard Business School
- University of Pennsylvania
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Russell Klein’s Summary
Seasoned public company corporate development executive with extensive experience in the emerging/online media, entertainment, and marketing services industries
Russell Klein’s Experience
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Co-Founder and CEO
SendMe Mobile
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
May 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)
SendMe Mobile, paving the way to success in the mobile direct-2-consumer wireless entertainment sector
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Senior Vice President
HandsOn (f/k/a MFORMA Group)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wireless industry)
August 2004 — April 2006 (1 year 9 months)
Head of Corporate Development and Strategy for this leader in the emerging mobile media sector.
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Entrepreneur-in-Residence
General Catalyst Partners
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
December 2003 — August 2004 (9 months)
EIR for venture capital firm focusing on mixed-stage investments in the media, entertainment, travel, and technology sectors
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Founding Partner
Pinnacle Strategy Group
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
May 2003 — December 2003 (8 months)
Founding Partner of consulting group focused on providing full-service M&A, private placement, strategic advisory, and business development services
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Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
CNET Networks
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CNET; Online Media industry)
April 1999 — April 2003 (4 years 1 month)
Led CNET's corporate development group, focused on mergers & acquisitions, business development initiatives, strategic planning, and selected other projects. Began initially at ZDNet in the same role there, and transitioned to CNET as part of our merger in the fall of 2000.
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Executive Vice President, Corporate and Business Development
ZDNet
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ZDZ; Online Media industry)
April 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 6 months)
Created, staffed, and ran Corporate Development and Business Development for ZDNet, the online media spin-out from Ziff Davis. Later merged the company into CNET Networks in the fall of 2000.
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Vice President
Broadview International
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)
August 1997 — April 1999 (1 year 9 months)
Joined Broadview to grow their Consumer Media and Telecommunications practice areas. Led the sale of companies such as WhoWhere to Lycos, Go2Net to Vulcan Ventures, and When.Com to AOL. In addition, assisted companies such as Concentric Network in creating and executing proactive buyside M&A campaigns to consolidate the ISP and hosting spaces.
Russell Klein’s Education
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Harvard Business School
MBA, Business, Finance, August 1995 — May 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- Graduated with Distinction and Second Year Honors
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University of Pennsylvania
BA, Economics, East Asian Studies, August 1987 — May 1991
- Activities and Societies:
- Graduated summa cum laude and Dean's List.
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