David Bell (publisher)

Sir David Charles Maurice Bell (born 30 September 1946) is a former Director for People at Pearson Group and a former Chairman of the Financial Times (1996 to 2009). In November 2012 he became Chair of the Syndicate of Cambridge University Press.

Born in Henfield, Sir David was educated at Worth School. He is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania and Cambridge University.

He is married with three children.

Having worked at the Oxford Mail (1970 - 1972), Bell became a news editor at the Financial Times in 1978. He rose to Managing Editor (1985 - 1989) before moving to the business side, initially as marketing director (1989 - 1993). He became Chief Executive in 1993 and Chairman in 1996 until 2009. He was appointed Director for People at Pearson Group in 1998 and Chairman of Pearson in 2003.

In November 2012 he became Chair of the Syndicate of Cambridge University Press.

As Chairman of the UK's Millennium Bridge Trust (1995 - 2002) David Bell signed off London's Millennium Bridge, which he could see from his office window at the FT.

He is Chair of the Media Standards Trust, which helps to administer the Orwell Prize.

He is a director of ImagineNations, where he is also Secretary and Treasurer.

He is a Governor at Worth School, a Catholic independent school in Sussex.

Sir David is Chair of Council at Roehampton University.

Sir David is International Chair of the Institute for War & Peace Reporting, iwpr.net.

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