John Flowers —President
John Flowers is currently President of the Russell Foundation, a private
family foundation focused toward the betterment of children and young
adults. He is also co-manager of several limited partnerships involved in
private business ventures and investment holding. At the end of 2004, John
retired from Lockheed Martin, Missiles & Fire Control – Dallas, after 24
years of service in engineering management. Overall, John’s career in the
defense industry spanned over 35 years mostly with companies now part of
Lockheed Martin in both Texas and Florida.John received a Bachelor of Science in Physics with Honors from the
University of Florida in 1969, and a MBA in Engineering Management from
the University of Dallas in 1990. John and his wife Harriett reside in Texas
and together have a family of five children and seventeen grandchildren.