Russell is a Managing Partner at Silicon Catalyst LLC, the only semiconductor-specific accelerator programme in the industry, based in Silicon Valley. He delivers ChipStart UK, an early-stage incubator for British semiconductor startups funded by the UK government. Prior to ChipStart, Russell had been involved with over 30 hardtech startups, primarily spanning the connectivity and compute sectors. ChipStart has so far added 45 more startup companies to his experience set. Over his 35 years in the sector, he has variously been a founder, investor, adviser, consultant and design engineer in the sector, including at UK startup successes Madge Networks and Element 14. He began this hugely enjoyable journey with a Computer Science degree at Cambridge University.