Russell Simpson is currently a Councillor for the Independents Party at Portsmouth City Council. Prior to this, they were an Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Performance Officer at RSPB from January 2022 to May 2022. Before that, they worked as a Senior Database Analyst at the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity from August 2017 to January 2021. Russell also has experience as a Data Analyst, having worked at Helistrat Management Services from August 2015 to August 2017.