Russell Putnam, JD

Russell Putnam has been with FactRight since 2014 and currently serves as the firm’s Co-Chief Executive Officer. In his current role, Russell oversees offering due diligence for private placements, including private real estate funds, qualified opportunity zones, oil and gas programs, and other private equity strategies. Russell also supports FactRight’s operational due diligence efforts, focusing on organizational analysis, governance frameworks, and acquisitions and asset management processes.

Before joining FactRight, Russell gained broad experience in the financial and legal sectors. He worked as an asset specialist at GMAC-RFC, supporting a structured finance group focused on the pooling and distribution of asset- and mortgage-backed securities. He also served as a compliance consulting analyst at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, where he assisted financial institutions with research on federal and state lending regulations. Additionally, Russell worked as a project attorney at Kroll Ontrack, reviewing legal discovery documents for relevance, privilege, and confidentiality. This diverse background enables him to provide broker-dealers and product sponsors with clear, in-depth analysis of complex investment structures, governance provisions, fee arrangements, regulatory matters, and tax considerations.