Russell was born in London, England and has spent time as an educator in both the UK and South America. He has taught a range of subjects including Science, ICT and more recently Computer Science. In addition, he has been able to share his knowledge and experience with schools across the UK to ensure that they are making the best use of technology.
He is currently the Founder and CEO of Edulito (www.edulito.com), a publishing company that provides targeted computing resources for teachers and their students in schools across the world. Resources include support for students learning to program using Scratch and Python.