Russel Sach is the Founder and serves as Principal at C Level Ventures. He is a member of the founding team at Expedia. Russ is a senior leader in all aspects of corporate strategies, deal management, corporate acquisitions, financial analysis, and executive coaching/mentoring. He has managed explosive organizational growth through negotiation, acquisitions and corporate partnerships. He has over 10 years in highly complex corporate software, M and A and IP licensing deals. He has a deep financial acumen and the ability to determine viability of acquisitions, investments and corporate strategies. Following his MBA, Russ began his career in Finance in the airline industry at a time when the industry was beginning the revolution from the travel agent controlled ticketing model to the online self-service one that we all know today. While there, he helped establish methods for inventory management that remain standards in the industry. Shortly after meeting with the co-founders of Expedia when it was still a development project within Microsoft, he joined the small team to help build its business and infrastructure.