Ms. Mai-Ellen T. Russ

Mai-Ellen T. Russ is the Officer-in-Charge at the Division of Administration at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). She brings extensive expertise in financial management, accounting, and business administration. At ECA, she has served in multiple leadership roles, including Chief of Finance and Budget, Chief of Accounts, Chief of Budget, Chief of Payroll, and as Programme Management Officer. 

Before joining the UN, she held senior financial roles in the United Kingdom at Probus Estates Plc., Hammersons Plc., the Royal Palaces Agency, and the BBC Television. She began her career as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand in Liberia. Ms. Russ is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and holds an M.A. in Business Administration from Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom.