Russ Jones

Russ Jones has over 30 years of experience as an executive, analyst, and consultant. He is an industry pioneer in the commercial use of Internet technologies, and brings a strong background in payments industry analysis, strategy development, and product conceptualization. Now with Glenbrook Partners, Russ works with clients in development of global payments strategies and fintech opportunity assessment.

Before joining Glenbrook, Russ was a general partner with The NuVantage Group, an innovation-to-market consulting group, where his clients included CommerceNet and the Financial Services Technology Consortium. Earlier, Russ served as director of emerging technologies for Digital Equipment’s corporate research group in Palo Alto.

In addition to his work as a consultant, Russ manages Glenbrook’s Payments Boot Camp program. Through this unique program, Glenbrook shares its experience and insights with payments professionals eager to understand industry fundamentals and how they are evolving. Glenbrook Payments Boot Camps are held throughout the year both as public workshop and as customized, private sessions for clients.