Russell C. Deyo

Under Secretary for Management

Russell C. Deyo was sworn in as Under Secretary for Management at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on May 11, 2015. In the Department’s number three post, Mr. Deyo exercises leadership authority over all aspects of the Department’s management programs, processes, and workforce of more than 230,000 employees.

Mr. Deyo oversees management of the Department’s nearly $60 billion budget. He also serves as the Chief Acquisition Officer, administering control over the Department’s approximately $16.5 billion in procurements annually, and 72 major acquisition programs that are in development or sustainment with a life cycle cost estimate of more than $300 million.

As Under Secretary, Mr. Deyo leads the Management Directorate’s six lines of business, including financial management, human capital, procurement, information technology, security, and facilities and asset management. The management portfolio touches every aspect of Department operations. Leading with a data-driven focus, Mr. Deyo concentrates efforts on integrating management functions, improving customer service, and sustaining quality financial stewardship.

Mr. Deyo has over 30 years of management experience in both the government and private sector. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Deyo retired from Johnson & Johnson in 2012 after 27 years of service, where he held a number of positions, including Vice President of Administration and General Counsel. For 16 years, he also served as a member of the Executive Committee, the company’s principal management group for global operations. His diverse experience includes overseeing human resources and procurement, serving on management boards of several Johnson & Johnson consumer and pharmaceutical operating companies, and overseeing legal affairs and compliance. He also had responsibility for the Office of Corporate Secretary, Government Affairs and Policy, Privacy, Security and Aviation.

Prior to Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Deyo was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1978 to 1985, serving the last three years as Chief of Special Prosecutions. From 1977 to 1978, Mr. Deyo was an attorney at Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler in New York City.

Mr. Deyo is a graduate of Dartmouth College and holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.