Russell Kett is a Vice President of the United Synagogue, having been elected in July 2011. He lives in Canons Park, Edgware and has been a member of Belmont Synagogue since 1984, and previously of Pinner. He is a past Warden of Belmont and was a member of its Board of Management for many years, introducing the shul to strategic planning even before the Kalms report was produced.