Amy Russell

Overview

I invest in consumer at Thornfield Capital, usually at pre-seed and seed. Sit on 5 boards. Led or co-led 23 investments, 6 of them now at Series B or later. Before that: Stripe and Apple. Most at home with healthtech and venture capital. Board member at a local non-profit.

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Experience

1. Principal

   Aug 2025 - Present
   Thornfield Capital · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Miami, FL
   • Backed 22 founders at pre-seed and seed.
   • Sit on 5 boards.
2. Associate Product Manager

   Feb 2024 - Aug 2025
   Stripe · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Miami, FL
   • Took marketplace activation from 20% to 49% in three quarters.
3. Group Product Manager

   Aug 2021 - Feb 2024
   Apple · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Miami, FL
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new marketplace customers from 21 days to 2.
   • Ran 135 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
4. Director of Product

   Mar 2018 - Aug 2021
   Boston Consulting Group · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Miami, FL
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new marketplace customers from 18 days to 2.
   • Grew marketplace revenue from $3 million to $29 million ARR.
5. Senior Product Manager

   Oct 2016 - Mar 2018
   Morgan Stanley · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Miami, FL
   • Killed 7 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.

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Education

1. University of Florida

   BS, Computer Science
   2011 - 2015