Russell Dalgleish

Russell is the founding Managing Partner of the advisory group, Exolta Capital Partners, and Founding Chair of Scottish Business Network, the global network supporting Scottish business leaders and entrepreneurs to achieve international success.

He has enjoyed the benefits of a highly successful international career in the technology sector and now focuses his efforts on supporting owners and boards of companies to devise and implement international growth strategies. In his earlier career he has held board leadership positions with international companies achieving turnover in excess off £200m.

Core areas of focus are Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship working primarily with Scaleups. He is a regular speaker and conference host and has spoken at conferences from Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi.

In December 2022 Russell was named as one of Scotland’s “Unsung Heroes” for his work with entrepreneurs and founders in Scotland https://bit.ly/3CjWMAs

Roles and accolades,   

• Holds multiple non-exec and board advisory roles with fast growing, innovative businesses, and organisations including Glasgow’s MBN Solutions and Dublin based Pulse Market.
• Member of Board of Trade for Scotland chaired by Ivan McKee, Minister for Trade, Investment & Innovation
• Advisory board member for Civtech, the global leading Govtech innovation hub which sits as part of the Scottish governments Digital Directorate.
• Regularly named in the list off “100 most influential British Entrepreneurs” and one of the most influential figures in technology today.
• Appointed to represent the UK Government’s Department of International Trade Global Entrepreneur Programme where he is responsible for attracting international entrepreneurs to Scotland.
• Founding Director of the Net Zero Nation focused on reducing SME’s carbon footprint.
• Addressing the gender imbalance in business through his support of the Association of Scottish Business Women and Changing the Chemistry organisations. 
• Advisor to a range of disruptive led companies in UK and US.
• Investor/Advisor Par Equity, Scotland’s leading angel investor fund.
• Award winning film producer, with independent feature Cold Kill due for release in 2022.
• Regular press contributor in print, radio and TV speaking about accelerating business growth.

Not all work – he has developed a passion for endurance events and can often be found at weekends mud splattered clambering over obstacles and “trying to keep up”.