Bryon Russell
Managing Director | Financial & Operational Transformation Leader | Treasury, Business Partnering, FP&A, S2P | Driving Enterprise Change & High-Performance Cultures
- Role
- Assistant Treasurer and Director of Corporate Financial Operations at MITRE
- Location
- Fairfax Station, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bryon Russell
Senior finance and operations executive with 15+ years of experience leading large teams and transformative change across complex, mission-driven organizations. I’ve built a career solving enterprise-level challenges by aligning strategy, structure, and culture to drive sustainable impact.At MITRE, I lead a large financial operations division overseeing ~$500M in spend, a $12M operating budget, and functions spanning Treasury, Procurement, Disbursements, and Corporate Business Partners. My work includes building capital and investment strategies, strengthening the capital and spend structures, and leading enterprise-wide digital and organizational transformations.I specialize in-Building high-performance teams and cultures-Leading financial and operational transformations-Embedding data-driven decision support models-Executing cash and capital optimization strategiesKnown for candor, calm under pressure, and people-first leadership, I thrive in complex environments where trusted stakeholder relationships and cross-functional execution drive results. My passion lies in leading large-scale transformation, building enduring value, and developing future enterprise leaders.
Experience
Assistant Treasurer and Director of Corporate Financial Operations
Oct 2022 — Present
Lead MITRE’s enterprise financial operations, treasury, and supply chain finance
Education
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Science of Human Nutrition Foods and Exercise
2005 — 2010
Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Corporate Finance, Strategic Leadership, and Enterprise Operations
2014 — 2017
MIT Sloan School of Management
Executive Leadership Program, Summer 2023
University of Oxford
Private Equity Executive Program, Winter 2025
Skills
- Generating Revenue
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Operations Management
- Management
- Team Building
- Training
- Teaching
- Business Strategy
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