Edward Russo

Biography: Ed Russo has been the President of Russo Development, a developer of industrial, mixed-use, and mission critical real estate in New Jersey, since January 1, 2001. During the past twenty years, Mr. Russo has transformed the business his father founded in 1969 into one of the most active development companies in New Jersey. Projects completed under his tenure include over 2 million square feet of mission critical space for various clients including JP Morgan Chase, NYSE Euronext, Credit Suisse, and Bloomberg. In addition to over 5 million square feet of industrial projects in its pipeline, Russo also has over 2,000 units of multifamily apartments under construction and another 4,000 units planned during the next 4 years. As the company’s chief executive, Mr. Russo oversees all day-to-day operations including land acquisition, design/engineering, entitlements, construction, leasing, finance, and property management. The company’s accomplishments during Mr. Russo’s tenure include its growth and expansion into data center, multifamily residential, and mixed-use development. Mr. Russo graduated from Lafayette College with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Business in 1999. He graduated Summa Cum Laude and earned numerous academic awards including honors recognition for his senior thesis titled “The 1990s REIT Boom; An Empirical Analysis of the Market Capitalization of Real Estate Investment Trusts.” Mr. Russo has served on the Foundation Board of Hackensack University Medical Center, the Executive Board of the Northern New Jersey Council for the Boy Scouts of America, and the Foundation Board of The Arc of Bergen & Passaic. He is an active member of many business trade organizations including NAIOP, the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce, the New Jersey Builders Association, and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.