Russ Soper is Chief Information Officer at Nielsen, responsible for executing a transformation focused on improved fundamental service delivery, increased agility, driving technology modernization, and building a highly engaged and high performing organization.  

Before Nielsen, Russ held the position of Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Finastra, one of the world’s largest Fintechs. He was responsible for overseeing hosting, operations and modernization of the company’s client-facing technology, as well as managing the corporate technologies used by Finastra’s global workforce.

Russ began his career as a developer, progressing through a variety of technical roles within the Investment Banking division of ABN AMRO, eventually serving as Americas CIO and Global Head of Infrastructure from London, UK, before moving to JPMorgan to launch its Critical Infrastructure Operations capability; a program focused on driving “always on” capability for JPM’s most critical platforms.  

Russ is passionate about the intersection of technology and humanity and speaks regularly on how tech can be leveraged to go beyond improving efficiency, collaboration and productivity, to enable emotional, physical and social wellbeing. 

Outside of technology, he is an active member of the non-profit community, currently serving as Board member for www.18loop.org; providing innovative Virtual Reality technologies to aid pediatric cancer patients and is a Council member & former Chairman of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (www.bkcm.org); a NYC-based non-profit providing music education and music therapy to over 8,000 inner-city youths.    

Russ holds a BSc in Computer Science from the City University of New York, is an avid runner and life-long musician.  He resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, daughter and dog, Nala.