Yvonne Russo

Yvonne Russo is an award-winning producer, director and writer of film, television and web, having worked on a diverse range of national and international productions in the United States and over 14 countries from Rajasthan, India, to the East African Nation of Rwanda. As an independent producer, her most recent project, "40 Under 40" a documentary featuring America's top 40 visual artists under 40 years of age is a CBS/ Smithsonian Network production. Other recent producing projects include the National Geographic series, "Nat Geo's Most Amazing Photos" for National Geographic Channels International; National Geographic's "Capturing the Deep", as well as Nat Geo's "All Roads Film Project" and TLC/Discovery's "Bringing Home Baby" series, which she also directed. "Nat Geo's Top Ten Photos of 2010"; "The Other Milan," an episode from the series "Nat Geo's Most Amazing Photos"; as well as Smithsonian's "Planes, Cranes and Rockets", which she also produced, are among her writing credits