Heather J. Russell is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer of TransUnion (NYSE: TRU). Heather is an accomplished legal executive with more than 25 years of diverse experience across the global financial services and technology sectors. She is responsible for legal, risk, compliance, government and regulatory relations, corporate governance, consumer privacy and ESG functions for TransUnion and its
subsidiaries around the world. Prior to joining TransUnion in 2018, Heather served as: EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Fifth Third Bank; Managing Director, Global Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Bank of New York Mellon; and SVP, Associate General Counsel at Bank of America.

She also spent eight years at Skadden in Washington, D.C. and London focused on financial services, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. At TransUnion, Heather launched a Pro Bono program providing free legal services in financial inclusion, education and child protection. She is a staunch advocate for gender equality and transgender rights and volunteers with the National Immigrant Justic Center. Heather serves on the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business organization, representing the interests of over three million businesses and organizations. She is also on the boards of Illinois Legal Aid Online and
the Chicago Council on Global Affairs where she chairs the board’s Nominating and Governance Committee. Ms. Russell earned her B.A. from the College of William & Mary and her J.D. with honors from American University’s Washington College of Law, where she received the Outstanding Graduate Award.