Russell Sarder is an author, entrepreneur, and CEO of Learning who inherited his passion for lifelong learning from his parents in Bangladesh, Russell Sarder founded NetCom in 1998 and has since built it into a multimillion-dollar learning company. Sarder is the author of Effective Learning Methods and the award-winning book, Learning: Steps to Becoming a Passionate Lifelong Learner. Sarder is a sought-after spokesperson on topics of learning culture and business management. As a motivational speaker, Sarder has been featured in numerous print publications, including the Daily News and the New York Times. His television appearances include CBS MarketWatch, Yahoo Finance and NY1. Sarder was a winner of the 2011 Top Ten Asian American Business Awards. Sarder is also a business practitioner and mentor for MBA students and alumni at Columbia University.