Dr. Jonathan S. Bell is Senior Vice President for Global Preservation Strategy and Founding Director of the Suzanne Deal Booth Institute for Heritage Preservation at World Monuments Fund, where he oversees the organization’s project portfolio and guides professional engagement through training and thought leadership. Over the course of his career, Dr. Bell has worked with the Getty Conservation Institute on World Heritage Sites in China and Egypt, evaluated cultural site management from Kazakhstan to Colombia, and overseen strategic planning for largescale flood infrastructure with the County of Los Angeles. He serves on multiple international professional scientific committees, sits on editorial boards for two academic journals, and is Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University. He holds a BA from Harvard University, a DEA from the Sorbonne in France, an MSc in historic preservation from Columbia University, and a PhD in urban planning from UCLA.