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RUSSELL JAMES

professor & author

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Andrea Olsen

Manager & Coordinator

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DAVIDE BIASI

Chief Operating Officer

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Russell James, J.D., Ph.D., CFP® is a chaired professor in the School of Personal Financial Planning at Texas Tech University where he directs the on-campus and online graduate program in Charitable Financial Planning (planned giving). 

He is the author of several books including The Storytelling Fundraiser, The Epic Fundraiser, The Primal Fundraiser, The Socratic Fundraiser, Inside the Mind of the Bequest Donor, and Visual Planned Giving. 

Dr. James worked as the Director of Planned Giving for Central Christian College in Moberly, Missouri for 6 years and later served as president of the college completing two major capital campaigns and more than tripling enrollment.

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Russell James, J.D., Ph.D., CFP® is a chaired professor in the School of Personal Financial Planning at Texas Tech University where he directs the on-campus and online graduate program in Charitable Financial Planning (planned giving). 

He is the author of several books including The Storytelling Fundraiser, The Epic Fundraiser, The Primal Fundraiser, The Socratic Fundraiser, Inside the Mind of the Bequest Donor, and Visual Planned Giving. 

Dr. James worked as the Director of Planned Giving for Central Christian College in Moberly, Missouri for 6 years and later served as president of the college completing two major capital campaigns and more than tripling enrollment.