CREDENTIALS

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, C.W. Post College of Long Island University

Master of Business Administration in Management, Hofstra University

Licenses

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of New York

Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)

Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA)

Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR)

Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA)

Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)

Affiliations

Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

• Past Member, Business Valuation for Estate and Gift Tax Purposes Practice Aid Task Force

Member, American Society of Appraisers

• Member of the Board of Examiners

• Business Valuation Education Sub-Committee

Member, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts

Member, New York State Society of Certified Accountants (NYSSCPA)

• Former Member, Business Valuation Committee

Honors & Awards

Russell is a national instructor for the American Society of Appraisers and has also lectured for the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA) and the National Association of Valuators and Analysts (NACVA), speaking on a variety of business valuation topics, and is a multiple recipient of IBA’s Instructor of Great Distinction Award and NACVA’s Instructor of Exceptional Distinction Award. He received the Jeffrey R. Salins Report Writing Award from NACVA, in 2012 and 2016, in acknowledgment of his superior work in preparing a business valuation report.

National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts

• Jeffrey R. Salins Report Writing Award – 2012, 2016

• Award of Excellence, Instructor of Exceptional Distinction – 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012

• State Chapter Committee Honoree – 2012/2013

• Outstanding Member, Second Quarter – 2013

Institute of Business Appraisers

• Instructor of Great Distinction – 2008-2009

• Best Business Appraisal Practice Article of 2011, for “Writing a Credible and Effective Valuation Report”

Presentations & Publications

Russell has authored over a dozen articles that have appeared in peer-reviewed business valuation publications and is a contributing author for business valuation courses. He has developed and delivered a number of presentations to CPA societies and business valuation professionals across the country. He served on the Quality Review Committee of the Institute of Business Appraisers, and on the Editorial Board of the quarterly publication of the IBA, Business Appraisal Practice.