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Russell Harrison was named IEEE-USA's Managing Director in 2023, where he concurrently serves as Director of Government Relations. Russell is responsible for managing IEEE's Washington office, supporting IEEE-USA's Board of Directors, serving on the IEEE Management Council, and providing overall direction to IEEE-USA's government relations, member and professional activities, and communications programs. He is also the staff lead for IEEE's Global Public Policy Committee, which oversees IEEE's worldwide policy activities.

Russell has spent 25 years in the association government relations world. Prior to joining IEEE in 2003, he represented the Institute of Scrap Recycling, the American Iron and Steel Institute, and the American Trucking Association on Capitol Hill. Outside of IEEE, Russell is a member of the Manassas, VA, USA’s Planning Commission, is a former Chair of the Manassas Electoral Board, and has served on a number of nonprofit Board of Directors, including the Virginia state PTA.

Russell has a Master’s in Public Management, with a focus on International Trade Relations, from the University of Maryland, and a B.A. in Political Science from Allegheny College. He is a Planning Commissioner (Virginia Tech).