Bell is most known in the public sphere as a producer of the daytime soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful,” but got President Barack Obama’s attention as a campaign contributor. As a “bundler,” Bell ultimately raised over $2.1 million for Obama’s reelection bid, earning her a spot on the top contributors’ list.
In the Obama Administration, Bell has served in a few official capacities, including with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts; she has served as committee chair on the latter since April 2011.
The term of service for the former US ambassador to Hungary, Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, ended in July.