Owen Russell

Owen Russell currently serves as Vice President and Global Head of Litigation and Legal Operations at Cognizant, a position held since January 2021, and also acts as Chief Litigation Counsel and Deputy Head of Legal Operations. Prior experience includes Senior Counsel at Marathon Petroleum Corporation from January 2018 to January 2021 and Senior Litigation Associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP from November 2009 to December 2017. Owen Russell began legal career as a Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable Loretta A. Preska in the Southern District of New York from September 2008 to October 2009, following a Litigation Associate role at Shearman & Sterling LLP from October 2006 to August 2008. Earlier, Owen Russell worked as an Editor/Writer at Brown Publishing Network from January 1999 to August 2003. Academic credentials include a J.D. earned magna cum laude from Fordham University School of Law and an A.B. in Classical Studies and Economics from Dartmouth College.