Chief Hospitality Officer and Deputy Chief Advancement Officer - Illinois Athletics @ (August 2025 - May 2026)
Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer @ (July 2024 - August 2025)
Senior Associate Athletic Director - Sport Administration and Athletics Development, Major Gifts @ (May 2023 - July 2024)
Senior Associate Athletic Director - Sport Administration and Student-Athlete Development @ (November 2020 - April 2023)
Senior Associate Athletic Director - Student-Athlete Support Services @ (August 2020 - November 2020)
Associate Athletics Director - Academic Services and Student-Athlete Development @ (August 2018 - August 2020)
Director of Student-Athlete Academic Support Services @ (January 2016 - August 2018)
Associate Director, Thornton Athletics Student Life Center - Direct Football and Women's Basketball @ (February 2011 - December 2015)
Assistant Director - Arts and Sciences Advising Services @ (October 2007 - February 2011)
Academic Advisor @ (May 2005 - October 2007)
Brian Russell Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Doctor of Philosophy (Socio-Cultural Studies in Sport)
2007-2015
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Master of Science (College Student Personnel)
2003-2006
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)
1999-2003
Brian Russell Skills
Admissions
Career Counseling
Community Outreach
Higher Education
Leadership
Program Development
Public Speaking
Research
Staff Development
Student Affairs
Student Development
Teaching
Tutoring
University Teaching
Brian Russell Summary
Brian Russell, based in Mahomet, IL, US, is currently a Chief Commercial Officer - Illinois Athletics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Brian Russell brings experience from previous roles at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Dormie Network. Brian Russell holds a 2007 - 2015 Doctor of Philosophy in Socio-Cultural Studies in Sport @ University of Tennessee, Knoxville. With a robust skill set that includes Admissions, Career Counseling, Community Outreach, Higher Education, Leadership and more. Brian Russell has 1 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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