Russell J. Bruemmer

Bruemmer began his legal career clerking for Judge William H. Webster on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.^[1]

In February 1978, he was appointed Special Assistant to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and later served as Chief Counsel for Congressional Affairs at the FBI until 1981.^[4]

He then joined the law firm WilmerHale, becoming a partner in 1985.^[1]

From 1987 to 1990, Bruemmer served as General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),^[5] where he managed a team of 60 lawyers in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) and acted as the chief legal officer for the agency. After his tenure at the CIA, he returned to WilmerHale, focusing on financial services institutions, corporate governance, and regulatory issues across various industries.^[1]

Throughout his career, Bruemmer was actively involved in professional organizations. He chaired two subcommittees of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Banking Law Committee, served as vice-chair of an ABA subcommittee on corporate compliance policies, and was a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security.^[1] Additionally, he was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations in 1991 and became a member of the American Law Institute in 1994.^[1] Bruemmer also served on the Board of Regents of Luther College, chairing its Audit Committee.^[1]

Bruemmer officially retired from WilmerHale in 2015.^[1]

Two years after retirement, in 2017, Bruemmer returned to the private sector and now works in the crypto space. Presently, he serves as the Treasurer and Director of the Low Income Investment Fund, and has advised crypto investors such as David Levine.^[6]

Bruemmer married Cathy MacFarlane in 1980.^[7]