Background
Saunders, Russell Joseph was born on October 4, 1937 in San Mateo, California, United States. Son of Russell Lyall and Beatrice Virginia (Clyne) Saunders.
Saunders, Russell Joseph was born on October 4, 1937 in San Mateo, California, United States. Son of Russell Lyall and Beatrice Virginia (Clyne) Saunders.
Student, Stanford, 1955-1956; student, San Mateo College, 1956-1957; student, San Jose State College, 1957-1961; Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, Graduate School Business Administration, Harvard University, 1970.
Accountant, Consolidated Freighways, Inc., Menlo Park, California, 1958-1966; director budgets, Consolidated Freighways, Inc., Menlo Park, California, 1966; director finance, Freighliner Corporation, Portland, Oregon, 1966-1967; vice president, finance, treasurer, Freighliner Corporation, Portland, Oregon, since 1967; senior vice president, Freighliner Corporation, Portland, Oregon, 1973; also board directors, Freighliner Corporation, Portland, Oregon vice president finance, Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc., Lansing, Michigan, 1974-1975; senior vice president, controller, Envirotech Corporation, Menlo Park, 1975-1982; vice president finance, Baker Hughes Process Technologies, Houston, 1982-1991; vice president finance, Chief Financial Officer, corporation secretary, S.W. Water Company, West Covina, California, 1992-1994; vice president finance, Chief Financial Officer, corporation secretary, Phase Metrics, Inc., since 1994. Director Freightliner Canada, Ltd., California Domestic Water Company.
Member Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission, 1973-1974. Trustee Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, since 1970, president, 1973-1974. Director Foundation Oregon Research and Education, since 1973.
Member Planning Executives Institute (president 1965-1966), Stanford Alumni Association, Harvard Business School Alumni Association, Alpha Eta Sigma.
Married Joan Virginia Donahue, January 6, 1989. Children from previous marriage: Shelli Marie, Laura Lee.