Ian Russell
Ian Russell, is the Chairman of 4 organizations including a hedge fund an FMCG business, a fintech, and Christel House South Africa. Ian Russell is a natural storyteller and a compelling speaker who draws on the experiences gained, and mistakes made, in a hugely successful 30-year global career. He is also the author of two bestselling books, ‘The Upside of Being Myself and other leadership stories’ and ‘The Other End of the Telescope’, both available on amazon. Christel House is an international non-profit organization, with nine schools across the globe (United States of America, India, Mexico, Jamaica and South Africa). Christel House offers no-fee scholarships to students from some of Cape Town’s most under-resourced neighborhoods and supports them for 19 years through character-based and career focused education.
