Russell Suskind is the Head of Powered by Gopuff, a new division within the Instant Commerce company focused on extending Gopuff’s fulfillment and delivery capabilities to partner-owned and operated DTC websites. Under Russell’s leadership, the world’s leading CPGs, including Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, and The Ferrara Candy Company, have leveraged the platform to successfully launch new products, amplify key brand moments, and drive incremental sales. Since joining Gopuff in 2018 as the company’s first hire on the Business Development team, Russell has also served as the Chief of Staff to the SVP of Business and Director of Marketing Strategy & Operations, negotiating key partnerships with Grubhub, Comcast, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, and others.

Before joining Gopuff, Russell was a Venture for America fellow based in Detroit and Miami. After completing his two-year fellowship, Russell started an online mattress company which was acquired in 2018.