Kevin D. Bell

Kevin D. Bell is senior vice president, Space Program Operations, Space Systems Group at The Aerospace Corporation. Bell was appointed to this position on April 1, 2017. In this role, Bell works directly with the Air Force, government, and industry partners to develop military satellites and to advance national security space systems. He assists with the development of system requirements, provides schedule/cost risk assessments, and solves systems development problems. Bell oversees four major mission areas: communications, surveillance, weather, and navigation.

Bell joined Aerospace in 1992 as a member of the technical staff in Vehicle Systems Division of the Engineering and Technology Group (ETG). Most recently, Bell was general manager of the Imagery Programs Division, National Systems Group, and prior to that he was general manager of the Systems Engineering Division in ETG.

Bell has also supported the Air Force, NASA, commercial ventures, Missile Defense Agency, and the National Reconnaissance Organization customers, serving as systems director of the Space and Directed Energy Technology Directorate; principal director of the Missile Defense Division, Systems and Technology Subdivision; and principal director of Advanced Research and Engineering, Advanced Technology Division, among other increasingly responsible positions within the corporation’s National Systems Group. Prior to joining Aerospace, Bell held positions in industry, academia, and at the NASA Ames Research Center.