Russell Freeman is Chief Operating Officer for Perot Systems. In this role, Mr. Freeman provides leadership for all of the company’s global business operations and has primary responsibility for executing the company’s business strategy.
Mr. Freeman has been a senior leader of Perot Systems since 2000, where he has been instrumental in Perot Systems development and expansion, and played a lead role in the development and implementation of the company’s strategy to focus its operations on select markets that offer the potential for higher rates of growth.
From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Freeman served as Chief Financial Officer for Perot Systems, where he was responsible for the company's global financial functions, including financial planning, investor relations, treasury, tax, accounting, new business analysis, and mergers and acquisitions. During this time, the company enhanced its strategic capabilities through its acquisition program, adding a substantial presence in the government services market, expanding its applications services and business process services capabilities, and strengthening its global delivery capabilities. He led the development of new business pricing methods and mechanisms to increase the company’s competitiveness.
Mr. Freeman joined Perot Systems in 1989. During his first seven years with the company, he served as a member of the leadership teams for many of Perot Systems' major operating units, where he oversaw all unit financial activities and was instrumental in the development, structure, and negotiation of new customer relationships and corporate development activities. In 1997, Mr. Freeman was named Controller for Perot Systems, where he transitioned the company's accounting functions from a private company environment to a public company environment. He was also a key member of the team that took Perot Systems public in 1999.
Mr. Freeman began his career with Arthur Young & Company. He is a Certified Public Accountant and received his bachelor's degree in business administration in accounting from Texas Tech University.
