David Russick is a visionary and entrepreneurial executive whose passion lies in creating, starting, developing, and scaling businesses. With significant experience in angel investing, strategic planning, capital raising, and business development, he specializes in clean technology, environmental services, and waste management. Russick studied at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, University of Oxford, and the University of South Dakota. He is the founder and managing director of Gopher Angels, LLC, a start-up, early-stage funding, mentoring, due diligence, deal flow organization. He is also an adjunct instructor of new venture financing and angel investing at Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Russick has previously served as director of business development at Rover Robotics, director of growth strategy, scalability, and sourcing at Mighty Spark Food Co., founder and president at Bagster Dumpster In A Bag, founder and CEO at TUBS, Inc., vice president of international sales at Satellite Industries, and Latin America sales representative at Armstrong Brothers Tool Company. Russick's passion for innovation, international business, and brand development make him a prominent leader in the industry.