Russ Yell

Russ Yell currently serves as the Regional Director for ANZ at Optibus since May 2022. Prior experience includes roles such as Urban Mobility Lead at Accenture and Urban Mobility Taskforce Member at the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand. Yell has held various leadership positions in urban mobility at Aurecon and Stantec, in addition to serving as Digital Intelligence Lead at Steer Davies Gleave. Earlier in the career path, Yell was a Principal Consultant at AECOM and a Principal at Scott Carver. Yell began the professional journey as a Senior Planner at Arup. Educational qualifications include an Advanced Development Programme in Organizational Leadership from Cranfield School of Management and a Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Engineering from the University of Leeds, alongside an Erasmus year at Tampere University of Technology.