Katie Russel

Katie Russel joined CTAN in January 2023 as the Executive Director. She graduated with her M.B.A. in 2022 while simultaneously building her startup and investment portfolio. Katie comes from the tech world, previously working at Facebook as an Ad Analyst and at RetailMeNot in Product Operations. She previously led Business Development and Marketing at Draper University and was an investor with Draper U Ventures, focusing on pre-seed founders. Katie also spends her time as the Managing Partner of Draper Startup House Accelerator, a pre-seed “pop-up” accelerator program in Austin, TX. She is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs to take the big jump into creating their own companies and opening up the world of entrepreneurship to everyone.