Russell is a Partner in the law firm Pullman & Comley’s Business and Finance group.  His business and technology practice focuses on assisting clients accomplish “what’s next” – whether “next” is the use of artificial intelligence, a new customer relationship or a merger. In particular, Russ has significant experience advising clients in the market research, marketing, software and healthcare industries. Russ' strength is partnering with clients, frequently in the role of outside general counsel, to help them achieve their goals.

Russ has represented a wide range of firms in the market research and data analytics industry, and previously served as outside governmental affairs counsel to CASRO.  He is a regular presenter to the Insights Association’s General Counsel and Privacy Officer Forums. 

His general business practice includes representing clients in the structure and consummation of mergers and acquisitions, joint venture, and financing transactions. Additionally, he is experienced in both for-profit and nonprofit corporate formation and governance matters.  Clients rely on Russ to review, draft and negotiate customer and vendor agreements, including for software and other common technology contracts for mobile applications, software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings, websites and APIs. Russ also counsels clients regarding the registration, protection and licensing of trademarks and copyrights.

As Russ counsels clients that collect and use large amounts of personal data, he understands the expansive web of state, federal and international privacy and data protection regulations, including questions regarding privacy policies and procedures; security breaches; the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other state privacy laws; HIPAA; FERPA; cross-border data transfers and processing (including GDPR compliance); and email and telemarketing regulation.

Russ received his B.A. with high honors from Wesleyan University and his J.D. from the College of William and Mary’s Marshall Wythe School of Law.

Jackeline is a spirited leader, entrepreneur, teacher, speaker, changemaker, and trusted business advisor. With over 35 years of experience in business development, she firmly believes in the power of supporting others to foster collective growth.

Throughout her career, Jackeline has had the privilege of helping hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs launch and scale their businesses. As a proud co-founder of Disruptive Enterprises, her mission is to empower women worldwide to step into entrepreneurship by providing access to resources and networks she has cultivated over the years. Additionally, she co-founded Women Entrepreneurs Rock, an annual event series dedicated to inspiring and nurturing women business owners.

For the past 16 years, Jackeline has been deeply involved with the NJSBDC, currently serving as the Regional Director for America’s SBDC New Jersey. Leading the center in the vibrant Shore region, she has garnered national and regional recognition for its impact on economic development.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Jackeline is passionate about sharing her entrepreneurial expertise with the next generation. She serves as an adjunct professor in business departments across higher education institutions.

Advocating for causes close to her heart, Jackeline actively contributes to various boards of trustees, including RWJ Monmouth Medical Center, Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, EMACC Educational Foundation, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, Steele CDC, and Monmouth Arts. She also serves on the Brookdale Community College Business Advisory Board and has been involved with Impact 100 Jersey Coast and chaired the EMACC Educational Foundation.

Jackeline has received many accolades for her leadership and support of the business community, including being named as a Women in Leadership by the Board of County Commissioners of Monmouth County in 2024, the Wilbur Ray Entrepreneur Ambassador Award for Outstanding Community Service from Brookdale Community College, one of the Most Influential in Business of the Jersey Shore by Asbury Park Press in 2023, the President’s Beacon of Excellence Award from the Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2022, America’s SBDC State Star Award in 2021, the Hometown Heroes Award in 2019 for women entrepreneurship, the Business Leadership Award from the Community Affairs and Resource Center in 2018, and the first recipient of the Monmouth County Women in Business Award in 2015.

Jackeline holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College, a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Arizona Global Campus, and a Doctorate in Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Katrina has been at the helm of the insights agency KNow Research, delivering fresh insights through custom research design for over 20 years. During that time, she has built a full-service qualitative consultancy specializing in creating client-customized design by combining methodologies from traditional in-person research with digital approaches. She is proud to have made KNow Research a certified Women Owned Small Business and a California Certified Green Business and as well as being a champion of women in and out of the insights community. Katrina is also Co-Founder of Scoot Insights, a trademarked decision-making methodology grounded in qualitative research.

Cecilia is a data & analytics practitioner-academic, international speaker, and author focused on the intersection of technology, data, and trust.

She has worked at several Fortune 500 companies and taught at Columbia Business School, MIT Sloan, and U. Penn Wharton.

Cecilia has helped businesses tell stories about people using analytics. She studies how technology mediates the lived experience for individuals and brands. Cecilia is also the author of Authentic Interactions, a weekly newsletter where she posts her interdisciplinary musings related to trust.

Cecilia earned her Bachelor’s in Marketing and International Business from NYU Stern School of Business where she also minored in Psychology and East Asian Studies. She also earned her Master’s in Statistics from Columbia University and is currently finishing her doctoral studies focused on Interpersonal Relationships within Immersive Digital Environments and its impacts on trust. 

Clint Taylor is a market research tech pioneer and the founder and CEO of Datality, a SaaS marketplace democratizing access to research data and AI source data. With two patents for blockchain-based data transactions and implicit research tech, Clint has led advancements in the tech and market research industries. His leadership as CTO propelled his previous company into the GRIT Top 50 Most Innovative Research Firms in 2 years and earned it the prestigious EXPLOR Award. Beyond his entrepreneurial ventures, Clint serves on advisory boards such as the University of New Hampshire’s Data Science & Analytics program, has been a core judge for MIT’s Inclusive Innovation Challenge, and served as Mentor for MIT's Solve initiative. Clint's deep expertise in building tech stacks around AI models and transforming data accessibility continues to shape the future of AI-powered solutions and their source data.  

Dan Wasserman is the Chief Operating Officer at KJT. With a passion for generative AI and a diverse background in insights, Dan helps clients design better products and services to improve patient health globally. He is also an advocate for innovative approaches to generative AI, regularly hosting trainings and workshops to help teams harness its potential.

Theresa Kennedy, from Atlantic City, NJ, is a writer at the Atlantic City Focus, (https://www.atlanticcityfocus.com )a futurist, and an AI ethics advisor with over two decades of experience in various industries, including real estate, credit repair, and business credit building.  She has served as an AI ethics advisor with Createlabs.io, red teaming for Mastercard’s DEI-focused entrepreneur chatbot addressing racial, gender, and cultural biases. Additionally, Theresa was part of the Red Team for OpenAI’s GPT-4o participating in debiasing efforts and the ethical deployment of AI technologies. 

Theresa is at the forefront of addressing the challenges faced by low-resource languages in machine learning. As a contributor to AfaAI, (http://afaai.org) an open-source project, she is part of efforts to increase representation of marginalized communities in AI systems, contributing to the preservation and revitalization of African and other low-resource languages through advanced AI techniques.

As the founder of The Black History Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity (https://theblackhistoryfoundation.org) dedicated to preserving the African narrative through technology, she champions technological innovation to drive social change. Her work has been featured on Coindesk for her innovative use of blockchain in preserving black history. As a speaker she shares her insights on the intersection of technology and social impact. She is a passionate advocate for ethical AI development, focusing on creating inclusive, fair, and representative AI systems. Her work actively addresses algorithmic bias and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the tech industry, striving to ensure that emerging technologies benefit all communities equitably.