Tony Russo — Group Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Irvine Company

Tony Russo has been Group Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at The Irvine Company LLC since September 15, 2007. Mr. Russo is responsible for overseeing the Irvine Company's federal, state and local corporate government relations and also leads the Corporate Communications, Technology Advancement and Corporate Marketing groups. Mr. Russo served as Senior Vice President of Government Relations at The Irvine Company LLC until September 15, 2007. Before joining The Irvine Company in 2003, Mr. Russo served as President of Voter Connect Communications, Inc., where he directed strategic planning and budgeting for corporate clients and political candidate campaigns. Previously Mr. Russo has compiled a long career as a public affairs and communications executive, directing strategic plan development, implementation and budgeting for corporate clients and political candidate campaigns, as well as litigation support and business plan development. Mr. Russo is a member of the American Association of Political Consultants and the USC School of Public Administration Alumni Association. He also is a member of the Rolling Hills Christian Church where he works with student programs. Mr. Russo has master's and bachelor's degrees in public administration, as well as a bachelor's degree in political science, all from the University of Southern California.