Russell Brown

Russ integrates his expertise in consumer products, promotion and ad sales in his approach to business solutions.
He was most recently the President of Consumer Products, Promotions and Ad Sales at Valiant Entertainment since 2012, the year Valiant was relaunched.
Superhero merchandising is his claim-to-fame, having helped resurrect the Marvel characters in merchandising (leading to the acquisition by Disney), and did the same for Valiant, the third largest universe of superheroes with over 2000 characters.
After the acquisition of Valiant by DMG Entertainment he oversaw the licensing relationships held by DMG in the US and China including their relationships with Hasbro, Studio Canal and Playmobil.
Russ has done lent his expertise to many brands and brand owners, including ABG, Martha Stewart, Iconix Brand Group, AT&T and MasterCard.
In addition to an extensive licensing background, Russ ran major promotional and advertising accounts in the US, and overseas, for Interpublic and Young & Rubicam for the brands including Heineken, AT&T, MasterCard, AOL and the Guggenheim Museum, and was the CMO for several packaged goods and beverage companies.
Russ has held adjunct professorships at Fordham University, New York University and Adelphi University.