Russell Deakin
Verified
Experience: An alternative asset executive with over 25 years’ experience in North America, Europe and South America with real estate, private equity/venture capital, and infrastructure/energy. Developed substantial global relationships with senior professionals in the LP investor base & GP fund manager community. A successful investor/fund raiser in these asset classes with a geographical focus from Berlin, Germany to San Francisco, U.S to Santiago, Chile. In addition, 11 years’ experience as CFO/Partner for real estate developer, and various roles as board member for invested companies and interim CFO positions for portfolio companies Fluent in English & Portuguese and conversational Spanish, with an MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management of UCLA and undergraduate studies at Oxford and Tufts University. Goals: Develop international business contacts in US, South America and Europe. Continue to expand my network in the alternative asset industry-focusing on private equity, venture capital, & real estate funds, in addition to angel & early VC stage investments. Specialties: Entrepreneur, venture capital, growth capital private equity, real estate development, infrastructure & renewable energy business development, corporate coverage, trading and sales, convertible bonds international capital markets, import export, business development, Latin America, Brazil, U.S, England