Background
William was born in 1947, in the United States.
William was born in 1947, in the United States.
Bachelor of Science in Political Science, University Tennessee, 1969. Postgraduate, University North Carolina School Law, 1969—1971. Japanese-US Diplomatic Relations, Georgetown University, 1968.
Administrative aide Governor James Holshouser, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1973—1976. Field representative Republican National Committee, Washington, 1976—1977. Director field operations John Warner for Senate Campaign, Alexandria, Virginia, 1977—1978.
President William Russell & Associates, Washington, 1977—1981. Deputy Director, Legal and Regulatory Agencies Group, Office President-Elect, 1980—1981. Director Office of Public Affairs, Federal Communications Commission, 1981—1986.
President William Russell and Associates, Inc., since 1986. Management Office, Office the President-Elect Bush, 1988—1989. Director Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, United States Federal Communications Commission. CEO and President, Criticon Corporation, 2007-2010, Managing Director, Potentiality Property, LLC,2015 to present.
(Co-author and Project Manager for the chapter on the Fede...)
1989Formerly an active member of the Republican Party, Russell became a political independent in 2008. Russell's political stance embraces strong libertarian beliefs in the social sphere with a fiscally conservative outlook. In foreign policy and national defense his positions are strongly anti-interventionist, but in favor of a strong national defense.