" Finding Midas is a gold mine of tips for
picking winners, full of effective and pithy
guidelines complied from a lifetime of
successful investing. This book is a must-
read for angel and venture capital investors
as well as those who invest in public and
small-cap and mid-cap companies."
—Jerry F. White, Coauthor of
Administering the Closely Held Company and
The Entrepreneur's Master Planning Guide,
and Director of the Caruth Institute for
Entrepreneurship, Southern Methodist
University
Russell Cleveland
Russell Cleveland is the principal founder and the majority shareholder of RENN
Capital Group, Inc. RENN provides capital to emerging publicly owned companies.
Russell is a Chartered Financial Analyst who has specialized in investing in emerging
growth companies for over 40 years. Mr. Cleveland is a graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce.
He has served as President of the Dallas Association of Investment Analysts and his background includes executive positions with major southwest regional brokerage firms. For over 10 years, he was a contributing editor of Texas Business Magazine where he analyzed investment trends. Russell Cleveland is a co-author of the book Money Grows in Texas and the SMI course Being Financially Independent. He is working on several other books, including The Investors Garden and The 10 Principles of Business Success. He has contributed and has been quoted in a number of national publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Equities Magazine and Business Week. Russell has appeared numerous times on CNBC (the international market News channel), as a commentator reviewing small-cap companies.
Mr. Cleveland currently serves as President and
Director of Renaissance Capital
Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. (NASDAQ: RENN).
He also is Director and Manager
of Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC,
which is traded on the London
Exchange, U.S. Portfolio manager of US Special
Opportunities Trust PLC
(London based) and Premier RENN US Emerging Growth Limited
(London based).
He currently serves on the Board of Directors
of Cover-All Technologies, Inc.,
CaminoSoft Corp., Integrated Security Systems, Inc., Tutogen
Medical, Inc., and
Access Plans USA. Over the years, Mr. Cleveland
has served on the boards
of many publicly traded emerging growth companies.
On a personal note, Russell is married and has three grown
sons. He is a descendent of Moses Cleveland who arrived in America in 1640 and produced
many prominent Americans, including President Grover Cleveland. He played tennis
in college and for a number of years held top state rankings. Russell has a long
history of interest in music and contributed to the definitive book on classical
guitars, The Classical Guitar: A Complete History, featuring the Russell
Cleveland collection. On a civic note, Mr. Cleveland is past president of The Humane
Society of Dallas.
He resides in Dallas, Texas. For more information, please consult
The key to mega-stock investing is not focusing on the industry,
but rather on the entrepreneurial leadership characteristics of the CEO. This strategy
is what Renn Capital Group uses to provide, in some cases, soaring returns for investors.
You might just find the next Wal-Mart, Starbucks, or eBay.
Russell Cleveland, President, RENN Capital Group, Inc.
Click here to listen to an interview with Russell.
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