Russ Starke

Russ Starke is CEO of Think Company, a service design and digital experience design and development firm based in Philadelphia. He's been a professional designer for almost 25 years, working with corporate and nonprofit clients as an award-winning digital strategist, experience designer, information architect, instructional designer, business analyst, and project manager. Originally from Long Island NY, Russ holds an M.S. from Bloomsburg University in Instructional Technology, a B.S. in Telecommunications from Kutztown University, and was an adjunct graduate faculty member and course designer for Philadelphia University's Digital Design and Instructional Technology programs from 1999-2010. In addition to his work at Think Company, Russ serves on the board of LEADERSHIP Philadelphia (Class of 2015), the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers, and on the Hospitality & Corporate Council for Broad Street Ministry, an organization dedicated to tackling homelessness and hunger in an innovative way by bringing public and private sectors together. He is also a founding partner of the Philadelphia chapter of Social Venture Partners, a trust-based philanthropy community building powerful relationships to alleviate intergenerational poverty.