Douglas A. Russ

Doug serves as President of the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce. As President, his primary areas of focus are on building a strong and self-replicating leadership infrastructure; recruiting key businesses and their leaders for membership and significant community investments; and developing strategic alliances with other influential groups in the greater Johns Creek area. Doug has been practicing as a CPA in Georgia for over 30 years. In that time he has served as Audit Manager in a Big 6 accounting firm; CFO, CEO or Managing Partner of several businesses; and as COO of two large Atlanta-area non-profit organizations He is a Principal with Firestorm, a company nationally-recognized for its expertise in business continuity and disaster readiness planning, as well as in crisis management. He also owns BizLaunch Now, a Johns Creek consultancy which provides turn-key services for business startups, and consulting and strategic planning for small to mid-size businesses. Doug serves on the Board of the North Fulton Transportation Planning Task Force. Doug is an active member of Perimeter Church, where he was a founder of Boy Scout Troop 317. He enjoys running, reading, tennis, travel and time with his family.