Russ Kanjorski

Russ Kanjorski is a Co-Founder at Sense Photonics. Russ has over 17 years of experience in business development, marketing, and project management.

Russ started their career as a Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group. Russ then became the VP of Marketing at Abound Solar. In 2011, they joined Semprius as the VP of Business Development.

In December 2016, Russ co-founded Sense Photonics. Under their leadership, the company has grown to almost 100 employees in three offices across the globe. Russ has also led commercial efforts, resulting in deals with some of the largest industrial and automotive companies in the world.

Russ has positioned the company for several major automotive ADAS wins and raised over $30M from leading venture capital and strategic investors, including Samsung Ventures and Shell Ventures. In December 2021, they completed a successful exit via merger with Ouster (OUST.N).

Russ Kanjorski received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School and a Doctor of Law from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.