Richard A. Russell is currently the Deputy Associate Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Community Enterprise Solutions (ICES) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Previously, he served as Deputy Associate Director of National Intelligence for Information Technology Programs in 2007, as well as Information Sharing and Customer Outreach from 2005-2006, and Deputy Associate Director of National Intelligence for Information Technology Policy, Plans, and Requirements. In his current role he oversees the provision of services and establishment and implementation of standards for the intelligence community including development and provision of services on intelink-SBU, interlink-S and intelink-TS. His work for ICES includes support to Intellipedia

Intellipedia

Intellipedia is an online system for collaborative data sharing used by the United States Intelligence Community . It was established as a pilot project in late 2005 and formally announced in April 2006 and consists of three wikis running on JWICS, SIPRNet, and Intelink-U...

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Background

Previous experience includes service at the city government level as a police officer in Cary, North Carolina

Cary, North Carolina

Cary is a large town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it is the second largest municipality in that county and the third largest municipality in The Triangle after Raleigh and Durham...

; at the county level as a deputy in the Wake County Sheriff's Office in Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

; as an instructor of criminal justice at Wake Technical College; and at the state level as director of the Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

 Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. In addition, Mr. Russell served as a field artillery officer, nuclear and chemical target analyst, and an intelligence officer in the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

, in USAREUR and the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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DIA

Mr. Russell served with the Defense Intelligence Agency

Defense Intelligence Agency

The Defense Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community of the United States, and is the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 U.S. military and civilian employees worldwide...

 (DIA) at The Pentagon

The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...

, the Missile and Space Intelligence Center

Missile and Space Intelligence Center

The Missile and Space Intelligence Center is an intelligence organization that is part of the Defense Intelligence Agency of the United States. MSIC is located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.-History:...

 in Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....

, and at the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center

Defense Intelligence Analysis Center

The Defense Intelligence Analysis Center is the largest of the Defense Intelligence Agency's facilities. It is located on Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, DC. The DIAC was built in 1987 and designed by Smith, Hinchman and Grylls Associates to consolidate DIA activities in the Washington,...

 at Bolling Air Force Base

Bolling Air Force Base

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling is a military installation, located in Southeast Washington, D.C., established on 1 October 2010 in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission...

 in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

DHS

Mr. Russell was selected as the senior DIA representative and senior counter terrorism analyst to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in March 2003. Subsequently, he was selected as the first principal deputy director for the Homeland Security Operations Center where he served until selected as the first director of information sharing and collaboration for the DHS in March 2004.

Education

Educational achievements include a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from Shaw University

Shaw University

Shaw University, founded as Raleigh Institute, is a private liberal arts institution and historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest HBCU in the Southern United States....

 in Raleigh, NC, a Master of Public Affairs in Adult and Community College Administration and Criminal Justice Administration from North Carolina State University, and the School for National Security Executive Education (SNSEE) at the National Defense University

National Defense University

The National Defense University is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level training, education, and the development of national security strategy. It is chartered by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with Navy Vice Admiral...

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He is married to the former Jeannie Williams of Falkville, Alabama. Their children are Dr. and Mrs. Milligan of Morrilton, Arkansas, Mr. and Mrs. Russell of Huntsville, Alabama, and Mr. and Mrs. Reid of Clifton, Virginia. Their grandchildren are Emolee, Luke, Hannah, Mary Ella, and Harrison.