FORA.tv Speaker - Russell Yarrow

Russell Yarrow is General Manager for California Corporate Affairs at Chevron Corporation. He is responsible for external relations with a variety of stakeholders in Chevron's home state. Prior to joining Chevron in 2004, Mr. Yarrow was Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Relations at Visa International for five years. Prior to that, Mr. Yarrow managed the Corporate Practice in Ketchum's San Francisco office. He began his corporate public relations career at Bank of America.

Mr. Yarrow is an award-winning former journalist who worked in a variety of editorial positions at several San Francisco Bay Area newspapers between 1976 and 1988. He majored in journalism at San Diego State University and is a fellow of the San Francisco Academy, a senior-level public relations seminar. He has been a guest lecturer at a variety of professional functions and has served in senior positions at several nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area.