Richard Russell currently serves as Board President of The Russell Family Foundation. He is the eldest son of George and Jane Russell. Richard is a Seattle-based communications facilitator, media producer, fine artist and musician. He is a Stanford University graduate, with additional training by the Grove Consultants International (pioneers in the use of graphic language in business situations).

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Balancing Family Privacy and Public Trust: Transparency in Family Philanthropy

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Chris Rurik, Richard Russell, Richard Woo

While transparency is an important value in principle, what do you do when your foundation’s privacy is also your family’s privacy? How do we balance the need for public accountability with a family’s right to privacy? What do the tough but important questions regarding transparency and accountability mean for family philanthropy and how can foundations think strategically about these questions?… Read More