JASON A. RUSSELL 605 West 112th St. #3H, New York, NY 10025

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EDUCATION COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, School of International and Public Affairs New York, NY Master of International Affairs, International Security Policy May 2017 Specialization: East Asia DUKE UNIVERSITY, Trinity College Durham, NC Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Area Studies May 2001 Minors: Economics, Japanese EXPERIENCE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY May 2016 – August 2016 Harold W. Rosenthal Fellow, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Japan Team Arlington, VA • Prepared read-ahead documents with background information, objectives, and talking points for senior leader meetings with

Japanese diplomatic counterparts, Congressional delegations, and U.S. military audiences, advancing U.S. strategic goals. • Wrote readout summaries from high-level U.S.-Japan meetings, informing OSD Policy and interagency officials. • Managed electronic correspondence, including answering Freedom of Information Act requests and Committee on Foreign

Investment in the United States cases, achieving fastest response rate in East Asia office. • Edited U.S.-Japan Exchange of Notes documents, facilitating the intergovernmental transfer of $113 million.

UNITED STATES ARMY March 2005 – February 2015 Special Forces Officer Okinawa, Japan Future Operations Officer (January 2014-February 2015) • Managed long-range strategy for a Special Forces unit, and conducted quality assurance on over 50 planning documents and

budgets totaling over $10 million. Secured national-level approval and found measures that saved $1 million over two years. Detachment Commander (June 2011-January 2014) • Commanded a team of 30 men including 12 Green Berets with multiple attached enablers and contractors, as well as Afghan

Special Police, during combat operations in Afghanistan, resulting in a significant expansion of the Afghan Local Police program, marked improvements in security across three districts in Paktika Province, and legitimization of the Government of Afghanistan

• Conducted training missions and conferences vital to US-Asia cooperation plan in Australia, Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan Engineer Officer Camp Casey, South Korea and Ft. Riley, KS Assistant Battalion Operations Officer (June 2008-June 2009) • Led a weekly working group in Baghdad, Iraq to analyze enemy tactics and leverage US technology and procedures in response,

which enhanced soldier survivability on the battlefield and reduced bombing events on key routes by 75% Battalion Logistics Officer (June 2007-June 2008) • Coordinated the fielding of $20 million worth of engineer, signal, intelligence, and military police equipment, enabling the rapid

stand-up and training of a new battalion for its projected deployment to Iraq Platoon Leader (June 2006-June 2007) • Supervised the training, operations, maintenance, and tactical employment of a mechanized infantry platoon in South Korea,

which included 30 men and associated equipment GILLETTE ASIA-PACIFIC January 2003 - December 2003 Financial Analyst Singapore • Compiled weekly sales and profit figures, controlling for currency fluctuations, to report performance to global headquarters • Prepared reports encapsulating eight subordinate regional and country offices in accordance with financial reporting regulation • Analyzed regional political, economic, and business news and reported possible impact to senior managers

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Secret clearance active through 2020, have previously held Top Secret/SCI • Profiled in One Hundred Victories: Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare by Linda Robinson, Perseus Books, 2013 • Graduate of Special Forces Qualification Course, Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, Ranger School, and Airborne School • Intermediate knowledge of Mandarin Chinese and Japanese • Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint