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Russell Witham

Enigma · DISC type dci
Head of Product at Vivun
📍 New York, New York, United States

Russell leads Product and Design for Ava, Vivuns AI Sales Teammate, focusing on the intersection of LLM, data, and UX. A former engineer at Bridgewater Associates, he now builds and mentors product teams. He holds both a B. S. and graduate-level education from North Carolina State University.

Outside of work, Russell is a father, an avid tennis player, and a self-described aviation and transit geek. He also enjoys building and mentoring high-performing product organizations and occasionally engages in coding projects.

He applies leadership principles from his time as a Bridgewater engineer to his current role as Head of Product.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Head of Product
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Russell shows up

Friendly Yet Blunt
Challenger
Fast Follower

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Priorities

Topics Russell cares about

AI for Sales
He leads the development of Ava, an AI-powered teammate designed to assist enterprise sellers with research, live guidance, and follow-up.
Product Leadership
He is focused on building an outstanding product organization and has written down his leadership principles, influenced by his time at Bridgewater.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Head of Product
Vivun
11-2024 - 9-2025
Director, Product Management
Vivun
2-2024 - 10-2024
General Manager (Product) and Group PM
Vivun
5-2023 - 2-2024
General Manager (Product)
Vivun
2-2023 - 5-2023
Lead Product Manager
Vivun
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2016
Graduate Studies
North Carolina State University
2013 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
North Carolina State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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