Russ Bruno

Russ Bruno currently serves as Vice President at Legacy Star Capital Partners and is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Candlewood Advisors. Prior to these roles, Russ held a Vice President position in Business Strategy at Amherst Holdings, where significant achievements included increasing other income by 170% year-over-year and leading teams in developing revenue management plans and automated reporting tools. Russ's previous experience includes Director of Operations at Invitation Homes, facilitating major capital markets transactions, and developing operations analytics. Earlier career highlights at Bank of the Ozarks and Ares Management L.P. involved underwriting complex commercial real estate transactions and managing substantial multi-family property portfolios. Russ's educational background includes studies at SMU Cox School of Business, Salisbury School, and University of Westminster.