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Who We Are
We work with a number of corporate and non-profit clients. Validus Group’s consulting approach leverages key insights gained from our years of experience in business and government. Validus Group can assemble and lead a comprehensive team of uniquely positioned individuals able to achieve your goals.
Russ Lipari
President & CEORuss is President of the Validus Group LLC, an Atlanta-based Corporate Development, Government Affairs and Strategic Advisory firm. As President, Russ leads Validus efforts to serve clients as an effective conduit among and between business and governmental communities. Russ has previously lead governmental affairs and corporate development efforts for several national healthcare and technology companies (both named to the INC 500 list of fastest growing U.S. companies) and served as a policy analyst for the Georgia House of Representatives.
Active in the local community, Russ has sat on numerous boards including: The Carter Center (Board of Councilors/Visitor), The Governor’s Healthcare Leadership Council, The Conservative Policy Leadership Institute (Founding Trustee) , The United Way (Board of Advisors), The Commerce Club (Chairman, Commerce Society, Member, Programming Committee), The Georgia Free Clinic Network (Chairman, Board of Advisors), The Georgia MicroEnterprise Network (Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors) and The E.D.G.E Connection Business Incubator (Board of Advisors) .
Russ also has served as a volunteer Big Brother (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta) and volunteers at Camp Sunshine (programs for children with cancer).
He has served as a guest lecturer to graduate students and faculty at Georgia Tech, Georgia State University and Emory University.
In 2012, Russ was selected as a Marshall Memorial Fellow, a highly selective European business exchange program for emerging business leaders. Russ was honored to be part of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2011. In 2008, The Atlanta Business Chronicle selected Russ as one of Atlanta’s “40 Under 40” emerging business leaders. Russ is a graduate of the United Way VIP leadership program and the Coverdell Leadership Institute.
Russ attended Harvard Business School and Emory University, where he completed executive programs on Strategic Negotiations. Russ holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Georgia State University and a Bachelors (BS) degree in business and political science from North Georgia College.