Michael J. Phillips Chairman   Graduated with honors in law from University College, London, 1970 AIIMR, London Society of Investment Analysts, 1977 Michael J. Phillips is chairman of Russell Investment Group, a global leader in multi-manager investing. He served as chief executive officer from 1993 to 2003. In addition, Mike is a member of Russell's executive and management committees. Mike is a board member of Frank Russell Company, Frank Russell Investment Company, Frank Russell Trust Company, and Frank Russell Company Limited (London). In 1981, Mike joined Russell in the London office and became the managing director in 1983. There, he helped build a European presence for Russell. In 1986, Phillips moved to company headquarters in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A., to serve as director of international consulting. In that capacity, he led Russell's efforts to establish offices in Toronto, Sydney and Tokyo. Mike became president of Russell in 1990. Before joining Russell, from 1971-1981, Mike was an investment analyst and a portfolio manager at Barclays Investment Management Ltd. in London, where he was responsible for managing internationally diversified pension fund assets. Mike also taught investment courses at City of London Polytechnic School of Business Studies. Under Mike's leadership, in 1994, 1996 and 1998, Russell was awarded Washington CEO magazine's "Best Companies to Work For" in Washington State. In 2001, Russell was ranked number 11 on Fortune magazines "100 Best Companies to Work For in America". Entering its fourth decade of pioneering a new approach to managing money, Russell manages approximately $135 billion for both institutional and individual investors. Russell created and now maintains the widely used Russell Indices, including the Russell 2000® index. Mike graduated with honors in law from University College, London in 1970; becoming a Fellow in 2002. He spent a year on Voluntary Service Overseas in South Africa before attending university. He has participated in several advanced management programs including the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts Investment Management Workshop at Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Advanced Management Program on Strategic Planning, and IBM's Advanced Management Program. He currently has the UKSIP designation, and is a NASD registered representative. On July 1, 2006, Frank Russell Investment Company (FRIC) changed its name to Russell Investment Company (RIC). RIC Funds are distributed through Russell Fund Distributors, Inc. On July 1, 2006 Frank Russell Trust Company changed its name to Russell Trust Company.			MORE Profiles George F. Russell, Jr. Craig Ueland Greg Stark Frédéric Jolly Tom Hanly Hal Strong Randall P. Lert Printer friendly version of this page Send feedback or comments

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