Biography
A recognized expert in personal and organization transformation, Russell
has helped thousands of individuals around the world discover more about
who they truly are and how to create balance and success in their personal
and professional lives. He is the creator of Insight Seminars, one of the
largest and most successful personal transformation programs in the world,
with well over one million graduates in 34 countries.
Russell is an internationally regarded author, speaker, educator and consultant. His corporate
clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, health care, pharmaceutical and
biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. He has extensive
international experience working in Europe, Asia, North and South America.
Having started five different organizations in his career, Russell is well versed in the growth and
expansion challenges faced by founding entrepreneurs and CEO’s. Executives and senior teams
frequently engage his services on issues of leadership, growth and work-life balance.
Today, Russell is the founder and President of Bishop & Bishop, a consulting and coaching
company whose seminars, coaching, and consulting offer individuals and organizations a new
approach to integrating personal and spiritual values into their personal and professional lives. He
is the author of numerous articles on the power of choice and awareness as well as his forthcoming
book, Lessons in the Key of Life. He is also a regular contributor to The Huffington Post.
In addition to his consulting practice, he has lectured on productivity for the executive MBA programs
at UCLA, University of Texas and Washington University in St. Louis. Russell previously served on
the Board of Directors for the University of Santa Monica and was a charter member of the Advisory
Board for the Points of Light Foundation.
He received a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from the Davis Campus of the University
of California and currently resides in Santa Barbara, California and Mauna Lani, Hawaii with his
wife, Valerie. Russell is an avid golfer and amateur chef. Valerie has just published her first
children's novel, The Land Beyond the Clouds
Lessons in the Key of Life