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Christina Bechhold Russ

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Co-Founder and Founding Partner at Empire Angels · Head of Corporate Development at Truist Ventures · Advisory Committee at Salkantay Ventures · GP Advisory Board Member at 1843 Capital

United States

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About

Christina leads Truist's inorganic growth initiatives including M&A, divestitures, enterprise partnerships and Truist Ventures, and co-chairs the bank's AI Working Group. She co-founded Empire Angels and previously served as director of European investments at Samsung NEXT, starting her career at Citigroup.

Experience

  1. TruistEVP, Head of Corporate Developmentcurrent2025 — present
  2. TruistHead of Truist Ventures2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  3. TruistHead of Ventures Outreach & Payments, Technology and Operations Strategy2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  4. TruistHead of Strategic Investment Initiatives2021 — 2023
  5. Empire AngelsCo-Founder and Founding Partnercurrent2012 — presentGreater New York City Area & London, United Kingdom
  6. The Wall Street JournalContributor, The Expertscurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
  7. The Wall Street JournalRegular Contributor, The Accelerators2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
  8. 1843 CapitalGP Advisory Board Membercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Samsung NextDirector, Samsung NEXT Ventures2015 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  10. Inc. MagazineColumnist2016 — 2018
  11. TEDxRVATED Speaker2016Greater Richmond Region
  12. RinglyMarketing and Partnerships2014 — 2015greater new york city area
  13. CitiVice President2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
  14. CitiAssociate, Global Securitized Products2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  15. CitiAssociate, Export and Agency Finance2010 — 2012
  16. CitiAnalyst, Export and Agency Finance2007 — 2010
  17. CitiSummer Analyst2006

Skills & more

SpanishStructured Finance16Emerging Markets19Financial Modeling12Capital Markets28Corporate Finance8Credit Analysis1Transaction OriginationRelationship Management1Angel Investing6Credit NegotiationsValuation9
+10 moreBoard of Director experienceTrade FinanceSocial MediaMarketingRisk ManagementProject FinanceFinancial StructuringEntrepreneurshipInvestor RelationsStrategic Planning

Languages English · Spanish

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Colleagues at Empire Angels

Christina
Co-Founder and Founding Partner at Empire Angels
Christina Bechhold Russ
Founding Partner at Empire Angels
Graham Gullans
General Partner at Empire Angels

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christina Bechhold Russ?
Christina leads Truist's inorganic growth initiatives including M&A, divestitures, enterprise partnerships and Truist Ventures, and co-chairs the bank's AI Working Group. She co-founded Empire Angels and previously served as director of European investments at Samsung NEXT, starting her career at Citigroup.
Where does Christina Bechhold Russ work?
Christina Bechhold Russ is Co-Founder and Founding Partner at Empire Angels.
Where did Christina Bechhold Russ go to school?
Christina Bechhold Russ studied at Boston College (B.S. and B.A., Finance); The Hotchkiss School; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

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