Russ Edelman is the Founder and Chief Product Evangelist of Contracts 365, Inc., the leading contract management software company built for Microsoft customers. With clients such as AARP, Urban Outfitters, New Balance, Fender Guitar, Duke Corporate Education, St. Jude Children’s Hospital and so many others, Contracts 365 is at the forefront of the industry, delivering world-class contract management solutions and technology thought leadership. Russ is an active industry analyst helping to define key trends by contributing to media outlets including Harvard Business Review, InformationWeek, CIO Magazine and World Contracting and Commerce.
Russ co-authored his first book, Nice Guys Can Get The Corner Office: Eight Strategies for Winning in Business Without Being a JERK, which was published by the Penguin Group. The book offers a rich set of data points from hundreds of surveys and includes relevant commentary from CEOs of Southwest Airlines, PwC, The Outback and many others. Nice Guys has received international praise and has been featured in numerous TV, radio, magazine and podcast interviews. Russ blogs on a regular basis as he reports on business and management trends.