about JefF
Jeff Bell is an author, speaker, and award-winning journalist. His two books, "Rewind, Replay, Repeat," and "When in Doubt, Make Belief," have established Jeff as a leading voice for adversity-driven advocacy, mental health awareness, and "Greater Good" (purpose- and service-based) motivation.
Jeff's inspiring personal story has attracted the attention of The Wall Street Journal, CNN, CBS, PBS, NPR, Psychology Today, DETAILS Magazine, and The New York Times, for which he was commissioned to write a feature that ran internationally in 2008. As a speaker, Jeff has keynoted national conferences, presented countless workshops and seminars, and moderated audience discussions with such notable figures as CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Nobel Prize winner Andrew Fire.
Jeff served for eight years as a national spokesperson and board member for the International OCD Foundation and lends his support to numerous mental health organizations. He is the 2007 recipient of Mental Health America’s prestigious forWARDS Award, for “moving the cause of mental health forward,” and the 2017 winner of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco's Mental Health Champion Award. In 2011, Jeff cofounded the nonprofit A2A Alliance, aiming to showcase and foster the power of turning adversity into advocacy.
In September, 2023, Jeff was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and began a new adversity-to-advocacy journey he never saw coming. He has recently begun sharing his PD story through interviews and blog posts. He currently serves as a member of the Parkinson's Foundation's California Advisory Board.
Jeff is a 30-year veteran of broadcast news and retired in 2022 as co-anchor of the KCBS Afternoon News, two-time winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in America.
