Russ is the CEO of Footnote.com and joined the Company in November 1998 as the Chief Operations Officer. Russ has overseen the transition of the business from data extraction and forms processing business into converting analog documents into a database searchable over the Internet. Prior to joining Footnote, Russ was the Chief Financial Officer and a Director on the Board for Assist Cornerstone Technologies, Inc., a software applications company which was sold to Cayenta. Prior to working for Assist Cornerstone Technologies, Inc., Russ was a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young where he worked in the firm’s Entrepreneurial Services department and assisted high-growth emerging businesses with capital raising, domestic and international expansion and initial public offerings. Russ was asked to lead the tax practice for the San Jose California Entrepreneurial Services Department before transferring to the Salt Lake City office of Ernst & Young. Russ transferred to the Salt Lake City office of Ernst & Young from the Silicon Valley High Technology practice to build a high technology presence in Utah. Russ received a Masters of Tax and a B.S. of Accounting from Brigham Young University
