Edward Russell is a Professor of Advertising at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Prior to entering academia, Russell spent 25 years in the advertising business in several of the world's largest and most successful advertising agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, The Leo Burnett Company and J. Walter Thompson. He has worked on major businesses in nearly every product category, is responsible for introducing over 60 new products throughout his career and ran one of Leo Burnett's most award-winning offices.