Russell Jones is a Partner in Oliver Wyman’s Retail and Business Banking practice, based in New York. In his time at Oliver Wyman, Russell has supported leading financial institutions, industry associations and private equity firms on topics spanning strategy, operations and risk. 

In his recent work, he has focused on supporting companies across the payments ecosystem – issuers, acquirers, networks, merchants and financial sponsors. Russell holds a B.A. in Government with Distinction from Cornell University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management with majors in Finance, Operations, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

Prior to Oliver Wyman, Russell was a founding member of the team that launched Nodal Exchange, the first centrally cleared commodities trading platform in the United States (acquired by EEX Group).