Education
His undergraduate degree is in marketing from State University of New York Oswego, where he is on the board of their School of Business. He also holds an Master of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing and advertising from Xavier University.
Findlay is also a frequent guest lecturer at business schools. He has lectured and presented at Harvard Business School, Northwestern University"s Kellogg School of Management, the University of Pennsylvania"s Wharton School of Business among others
Career
He is currently the head of marketing at Hiscox, an international specialist insurer. Russell Findlay is currently the head of marketing at Hiscox, and was the first chief marketing officer in the history of Major League Soccer. Prior to Master of Library Science, Findlay worked for Pepsi Cola alongside American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame inductee Alan Pottasch.
He worked at Pepsi Cola under Chairmen Roger Enrico, Steven Reinemund and Indra Nooyi.
While at Pepsi Cola, Findlay helped launch SoBe Mr. Green soft drink, Sierra Mist and Sierra Mist Free, including helping produce a television commercial putting soccer greats Freddy Adu and Pele together for the first time.
Findlay also launched Pepsi Max (North America) while at Pepsi Cola. Findlay started his career at Unilever as a territory sales representative before moving into their brand marketing department. and currently serves as a final round judge in the Effie Award process.
Findlay also was named as one of 2014"s 30 most influential marketers in the world.
He is also a United States Soccer Referee.
