Co-Founder & Principal:
Sales & Investing
Jordan Russum
Jordan has overseen over $1BB worth real estate transaction volume nationwide within the single family rental industry. Jordan’s primary focus is running our agent business, buy supporting both sellers and buyers in Hawaii. Under our investing branch of Team Russum, Jordan is responsible for selecting markets and properties at Russum Investments. Previously, Jordan was the General Manager of Institutional Partnerships at Opendoor, where he managed the day to day operations of a team that buys, sells, and brokers 10,000+ homes annually to the largest single family REITS in the United States. Prior to Opendoor, Jordan worked for several successful technology startups, including Square, Zenefits, and Coyote Logistics. He’s an LA native and avid surfer, with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Jordan has been personally investing in real estate since 2016.
Co-Founder & Principal:
Sales & Property Management
Emily Meersand Russum
Emily is co-owner and handles property management, property redesign, marketing, and tenant experience at Team Russum. Emily also specializes in helping our O’ahu buyers find their dream home. Emily graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a major in Business-Economics and a specialty in Finance and Accounting. Currently, she is the Director of Global Real Estate Growth & Operations at Sonder. Her 10+ years of experience in growth and operations has assisted in building the operations strategy both on the tenant and owner sides. She designs and oversees all property renovations, and project manages all maintenance needs with our on-island vendors. Additionally, she is a yogi at heart, which is why her priority is ensuring all tenants have an enjoyable living situation in all properties owned, operated, and managed by Team Russum.
Real Estate Assistant
Dana Miyashiro
Dana joined Team Russum to help support the business as we scale and acquire more properties for our growing portfolio in Hawaii. Dana, a Hawaii native, was born and raised on O’ahu and grew up in Honolulu. She supports the majority of our business in town, specifically managing our rental portfolio at Sans Souci and Colony Surf at Kaimana Beach. Prior to joining Team Russum, Dana worked directly with Emily at Yelp in San Francisco, where together they worked with thousands of local business owners nationwide to grow their online presence. Most recently, Dana spent the last year sailing around the world. She’s an avid waterwoman committed to helping the real estate on her native island thrive.
Private Financing
Steven Segal
Steven Segal is an experienced real estate investor in single family rentals, multifamily, commercial, self-storage, and mobile home parks. He has a proven track record of owning and operating an extensive list of successful businesses, including Owner of Marea Capital (a real estate investment company focusing on purchasing and managing self-storage facilities), Owner of Brew City Capital LLC (portfolio of 40+ SFH & commercial units in Milwaukee), Owner of Brew City Lending LLC (private financing for residential investment properties), and Member-Manager of Naples Funding LLC (funding new construction for fix-and-flip investors). Steven is responsible for private lending for the majority of the properties owned and operated by Russum Investments. He has also served as a trusted advisor and confidant to the team at Russum Investments. There’s nothing he enjoys more than a sunset and surfing in his home of Encinitas, California.
Legal Advisor
Dugan P. Kelley
Dugan P. Kelley co-founded Kelley Clarke, PLLC and currently serves as the official attorney and legal advisor for Russum Investments. Mr. Kelley chairs his legal firm’s real estate practice group, assisting clients in all phases of multi-family, commercial, and residential acquisitions or sales. Mr. Kelley’s real estate expertise includes transactional services for his clients ranging from commercial loan closings, real estate private equity capital raises, joint venture agreements, commercial leasing, business acquisitions and general commercial real estate services for multi-family syndicators, investors, and developers. Dugan Kelley was introduced to Jordan and Emily at a multifamily investing conference, and they have been working together ever since.
Accountant & Tax Advisor
Justin Goldberg
With over 10 years of real estate tax and accounting experience, Justin was an easy choice to be the dedicated CPA for Russum Investments. One of the best parts about investing in real estate are the tax benefits, and Justin ensures that we maximize all tax perks available to our portfolio. Justin graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelors of Science and Masters degrees’ in accounting in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Justin brings extensive expertise in tax and financial accounting, specializing in all business needs. An excellent business adviser, Justin best serves Russum Investments with a trove of sound, knowledgeable tax savings advice to maximize potential while mitigating compliance-related risks. Justin spends his free time with his family and friends and plays an occasional round of golf.