David H. Russ

David Russ is Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist of the Investment Strategies and Solutions group at Credit Suisse. Previously he was Chief Investment Officer at Dartmouth College.

Mr. Russ began his career in investment management as a security investment specialist for the Bay Area Transit District in Oakland. He went on to spend six years managing investments for Stanford University. From there, he spent several years in investment management for Pacific Telesis Group in San Francisco. He then returned to higher education, first as the managing director of public markets for the University of Texas Investment Management Company and then as treasurer of the regents and vice president for investments for the University of California system.

He obtained his BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in administration, finance, and accounting from UC Davis.