Russ Norwood
Russell Norwood, CIMA®, CFP® is the Founder and CEO of Venturi Private Wealth and Venturi Investment Partners. A strategic thinker, Russ is adept at connecting a clients’ long-term wealth management needs with their near-term investment selection and structure. For more than 30 years, he has been a trusted advisor to first generation wealth creators that have created their wealth as successful entrepreneurs and public company executives. Prior to Venturi, Russ Norwood was a Managing Director in the Private Banking and Investment Group of Merrill Lynch in Austin for 24 years.
Russ Norwood Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder, Chief Executive Officer
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Managing Director, Wealth Management, Private Banking
Academic History
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Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Russ Norwood provides investment guidance and wealth management strategies to highly affluent clients, with particular depth in discretionary portfolio management, alternative investments, and estate planning.
He holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designations.
Russ currently serves on the Advisory Board to the University of Texas McComb’s Wealth Management Program, a unique program preparing McCombs Business School students to be future leaders in the Wealth Management industry.
A lifelong student of the industry, he is passionate about putting practice to work in his own family and sharing his experience with others as a member of Tiger 21.
An Instrument-Rated Private Pilot and an avid aviator, Russ flies volunteer missions for Angel Flight, an organization that provides free medical transportation to patients battling cancer and other serious illnesses.