Randall
Russell
President and CEO
Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg
Bio
A mission-based community activist is an unusual choice to lead a private health foundation, but this background has enabled Russell to adopt fresh approaches and quickly ground his organization in best practices in 21st century health philanthropy. Under visionary board leadership, he adopted the social determinants of health framework with a focus on eliminating the social and structural barriers to good health that disproportionately impact low-income communities and people of color. Since 2016, the Foundation has committed more than $18 million toward health-equity-related investments in Pinellas County. In late 2019, the Foundation will open an Equity Center for Community Health to empower community-driven social change.
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