Russell R Clark

Mr. Clark is an attorney with over25 years experience.  His practice as anattorney is focused on corporate, contracts, financial services andinstitutions, tax and business transactions, including international businesstransactions.  He also works as a management and public policy consultant.  He teaches at The George WashingtonUniversity in the Graduate Paralegal Program. 

Mr. Clark served as the SeniorPolicy Advisor, a political appointment, at the National Credit Union Administration,working on such key issues as charter conversions, field of membership issues,investment powers and supervision oversight. As the key advisor to the Board Member, Mr. Clark played a key role inthe development of agency policy, and he had a strong working relationship withCongress and the White House. 

He served as a legal counsel atthe U.S. Senate, responsible for reviewing the Federal Credit Union Act andrecommending changes to the Act. 

After his service at the U.S.Senate, Mr. Clark served as the President/CEO of a financial institution tradeassociation.  While there, he initiatedmany changes and reforms to the association. He also led two subsidiary companies and served on the Boards of threeother companies involved in EFT services, including CU24 in Albany,NY and Credit Union Service Corporation, Atlanta, GA. 

Mr. Clark has a B.A. degree from Brigham YoungUniversity, a M.P.A. degreespecializing in business-government relations from George Washington University, and a lawdegree from the University of Utah College of Law.  He has taught at the university level andspoken in many different forums on a diverse range of topics.

He is amember of bars in District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Utah and is admittedto practice in U.S. Tax Court and various Federal Courts.  Mr. Clark hasbeen listed in “Who’s Who in America” and “Who’s Who in NewJersey Business,” has received national awards for financial literacyefforts and marketing activities, and has received a national “CompassionateEmployer” award.

Mr. Clark is fluent inFrench, and enjoys travel.  He lovesexploring the country on his bicycle and is a licensed official for USACycling.  He also enjoys music, playingfour different instruments.