Russell T. Keene
Senior Advisor

Russ brings valuable marketing, branding and communications experience to Catapult’s clients in capital formation initiatives and client advisory services. He has advised start-ups to larger public companies to private equity sponsors on the external and internal communications strategies of both the buy- and sell-side of M&A transactions and investments. His industry expertise lies centrally in the energy and healthcare industries, and he has considerable experience in the international trade, transportation and technology sectors as well.

Russ is a founder and principal in two Austin-based communication consultancies, Crossnore Group, LLC and The Monument Group, LLC. Before opening his advisory firms, Russ’s 20-plus year corporate career included serving in mid-to-upper management positions ranging from operations to marketing to government relations with two Fortune 500 companies, Aetna, Inc and the former Enserch Corp., as well as holding senior positions in international business advisory firm Kissinger McLarty Associates and most recently serving as a managing director with global PR firm Burson-Marsteller. Russ studied business and government at Georgetown University and the University of Texas at Austin. Russ is a member of the board of the National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America and he is a member of the President's Associates at the University of Texas at Austin as well as the Dallas-Fort Worth World Affairs Council. He resides in Austin with his wife and daughter.