Russell is a senior leader with over a decade of experience working in and for local government and the NHS – predominantly in roles driving health, social care, housing, and community partnerships. He is currently the Assistant Director for Children and Adults Joint Commissioning at the London Borough of Southwark and South East London Integrated Care Board.
Russell started his career as a frontline youth worker and subsequently progressed into operational management and commissioning roles – initially in Children’s services, and subsequently spanning Adult Social Care, Public Health, Health, Education, and Housing.
Prior to his current role, Russell worked for the London Borough of Islington and was a management consultant at PPL, a leading social enterprise and B-Corp, where he most recently led their social care practice.
In addition to his current role, Russell is an accredited Peer for the Local Government Association, supporting its sector-led improvement programme, and he is a career mentor for the local government graduate programme and an NHS equalities mentoring programme.
Russell is passionate about relational, evidence-based commissioning; cross-sector collaboration; and the role of public services in challenging inequalities.
Russell holds an MA (Cantab) from the University of Cambridge.