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
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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

  1. Assistant Treasurer and Director of Corporate Financial Operations

    MITRE

    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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