Jeff Bell

Current

• Venture Partner & Advisory Board Member at NCT Ventures
• Chairman of the Board of Directors at DOMedia
• Partner, Strategy & Marketing at Tangible Worldwide

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Past

• Consultant: Marketing and Business Development at Wetpaint
• Corporate Vice President at Microsoft
• Member of the Board of Trustees at National Multiple Sclerosis Society

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Education

• Harvard University
• University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
• The Johns Hopkins University

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Jeff Bell’s Summary

I have spent 20 years building up and turning around brands and businesses. I want to do the same for businesses in all industries and of all sizes.

At NCT Ventures, we are investing in companies which have disruptive business models. My focus is upon start-ups in the media, marketing and consumer products industries. I have a profound passion for Media and Web Analytics. Both DOmedia and Clearsaleing are exciting new companies which help CMOs gain control over their Return on Markeitng Investment (ROMI) and their media effectiveness. Embrace Pet Insurance and GotCast are using the web to serve customers in new ways in the pet health care and entertainment industries.

Being a Consultant and Board Member to start-ups has been very exciting as I renew my connection to leading edge technologies. My work with Driverside and Tangible Worldwide has kept me close to the Automotive and Creative Services categories.

At Microsoft, our actions led to the first profitable year in Xbox history. We won numerous awards for our marketing campaigns for Xbox, Gears of War, Guitar Hero 2, Halo 3, Rock Band and Grand Theft Auto IV. Most importantly, we beat Sony PS3 in every key metric -- a first for Xbox.

At Chrysler, I led the re-positioning of the Dodge brand with the "Grab Life by the Horns" and the "That Thang Gotta Hemi?" campaigns. As the GM/VP for Jeep, we turned the business into a money maker and expanded the line-up from 3 to 7 vehicles. As the leader of Chrysler and Jeep, I launched the 300, "Stow 'n Go" on all minivans, and the "Inspiration Comes Standard" brand repositioning.

At Ford, I was a member of the Ford of Europe turnaround team from 1996-2000, helping to drive profitability in the rental and fleet business, then launching operations in Central Europe, and finally leading Ford of Spain as the Managing Director to profitability for the first time in over a decade.

Additional Information

Jeff Bell’s Groups:

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Kenyon College Board of Trustees

•    CPG Branding and Marketing Forum
•    RecruitingBlogs
•    Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
•    Wharton School Alumni
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Kenyon Alumni
•    Venture Capital Group
•    Wharton School MBA Class of 1989
•    DOmedia- Internal Group
•    MARCOM MBA
•    Automotive Women's Alliance Foundation
•    Kenyon Media Professionals

Jeff Bell’s Honors:

Cannes Grand Prix Titanium Lion Integrated Marketing Campaign, 2008
Cannes Grand Prix Titanium Lion Webfilms, 2008 (Halo 3)
Cannes Gold Lion, 2008 "Believe" (Halo 3)
Marketing 50 Award, Advertising Age, 2008
Top 25 People in Video Game Industry, Next Gen Business, 2007
Entertainment Marketer of the Year, Advertising Age, 2007
Interactive Marketer of the Year, Advertising Age, 2006
Most Intriguing People in Media, min Magazine, 2005
Online All-Star, MediaPost, 2005