Jon Russell
Advisor at ZetaChain
Bangkok City
Overview
Work Experience
Editor
2014 - Current
I send a weekly news recap and regular articles to thousands of subscribers who want to be smarter about technology in Asia
Advisor
2023
Content, communications and marketing
Venture Partner
2023
I help find web3 investment opportunities for GSG, a Singapore-based investment fund and digital asset manager
Partner, Crypto.com Capital
2022 - 2023
Crypto.com Capital is a web3 fund from Crypto.com. It predominantly invests in token deals (with some equity plays) across the crypto and blockchain ecosystem, so from L1/L2s and other cross chain, to Defi, Gamefi, NFT platforms, infrastructure tooling and more.
Southeast Asia Editor
2019 - 2022
I joined The Ken as the first overseas hire to launch its Southeast Asia subscription, which is focused on business stories in Southeast Asia: the-ken.com/sea. The Ken breaks big news stories and delivers quality feature stories that you can't find anywhere else using a one-story-per-day model.
Writer
2014 - 2019
I led Asia coverage for one of the best known tech news sites on the internet
Asia Editor
2011 - 2014
I headed up Asia for global tech media startup The Next Web, which has since been acquired by Nikkei—the Japanese company that also owns the Financial Times
Social Media Consultant
2010 - 2011
Writer
2010 - 2011
I wrote a column covering tech in Asia with a focus on Southeast Asia
Staff Writer
2009 - 2010
I wrote features, news and interviews for bi-monthly print magazine Director Thailand and its website
Education
BA
2001 - 2004