| David Russell | |
| Birth Place: | Leeds |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1972 |
| Rank: | Commodore |
| Commands: | HMS Vanguard |
| Laterwork: | Chief executive of The Harpur Trust |
Commodore David John Russell is a former Royal Navy officer.
Russell attended Leeds Central High School[1] and joined the Royal Navy on 1 September 1972. He was the first commanding officer of the United Kingdom's first Trident missile submarine, HMS Vanguard, after it was launched in 1992.[2] He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1995 and undertook the Higher Command and Staff Course in 1998.[1]
He led the UK effort to rescue survivors from the sunken Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea in 2000.[3] After completing the Financial Seminar for Senior Managers at London Business School in May 2002, he joined the Harpur Trust as Chief Executive in 2002. He gained a first class honours degree in law with the Open University in 2003.[1]
He lives with his wife, Kathy.[1]