Biography

Dr. Connie Bell is a transformative executive, and scholar practitioner that has spent over 28 years at AT&T, serving in various management positions in sales operations, compliance, and data protection. She currently serves as the Senior Vice President at Teleperformance, where she leads the global strategy at the intersection of governance, analytics, and ethical risk management across Security Risk, Global Incident Response, and Fraud Detection Analytics. Aside from her corporate leadership, Dr. Bell is a university doctoral faculty and chair of dissertations at the University of Phoenix, guiding students in the development of research to link theory to practice. Her research interests are in ethical leadership in high-risk settings, equity in organizational systems and responding strategically to fraud and digital threats. An advocate for inclusivity, Dr. Bell is passionate about mentorship of women and men from underrepresented groups and environment that fosters an environment that is supportive, uplifting, and empowering diverse voices. Inspired by the ideology of “Lift as you climb,” Dr. Bell links her work in corporate, academic, and community leadership to creating systemic change and clearing a path for the next generation of leaders.