November 17, 2021 | Advisory

Russell Schaeffer

For nearly 40 years Mr. Schaeffer (Rusty) has led multiple global operations, supply chain, and supplier quality organizations. His career spans > $100 Billion in strategic sourcing, procurement, global supply chain operations & Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) management. 

Rusty has held various executive positions ranging from Chief Procurement Officer to the Global Operations/Supply Chain leader at disruptive industry leaders such as Roku, 2Wire (Pace), Advanced Energy, Symbol Technologies (MOT), Solectron (FLEX), Seagate Technology/Connor Peripherals, TRW (Northrop Grumman) & Hughes Aircraft (Raytheon).

His ability to harness best practices from multiple market segments across every global region is exemplary. Additionally, Rusty currently is on the global operations & supply chain lead at APMT LLC, a renewables OEM. Since 2001 he has provided extensive supply chain and operational impacts as a consultant to 28 various electronic hardware/software entities across 11 market verticals including providing remedy scenarios to an event-based hedge fund. Additionally, he recently joined a PE fund advisory board (MRCA) focused on the revitalization of America’s manufacturing sector. A cause he personally strongly supports.

Rusty earned a BSEE (‘83) at the University of Arizona, and then an engineering management certificate from the California Institute of Technology (‘99).

An early recipient of a Presidential Award of Excellence for environmental services, sustainable energy, and environmental enhancement is a passion. Other interests include throwing various implements, be it a caber at a Scottish Highland Masters games or Javelin at the National Senior Games. He recently enjoyed coaching throwers on the 2021 Colorado 3A state championship high school track & field team. As a USA Masters Track & Field athlete this past year he earned multiple All-American honors and added podium finishes in the 2021 USATF National Masters Throwers Championship for Men’s 60-64 group in the super weigh throw and ultra-weight pentathlon.