Jeff Bell

Jeff Bell is an author, speaker, and award-winning journalist. His two books, "Rewind, Replay, Repeat," and "When in Doubt, Make Belief," have established Bell as a leading voice for adversity-driven advocacy, mental health awareness, and "Greater Good" (purpose- and service-based) motivation.

Bell 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 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 in San Francisco.