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John Bell | |
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![]() “Healthy Planet” Director John Bell at his office, 2023 | |
“Healthy Planet” Director | |
Assumed office June 2019 Member of the Management Board of the European Environment Agency (EEA) Vice-Chair of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Chair of the Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU) Vice-Chair of the Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU) Assumed office 2024 | |
Director Bioeconomy | |
In office January 2014 – June 2019 | |
Chief of Staff to the Irish Commissioner Maire Geoghegan Quinn for EU Research and Innovation | |
In office February 2010 – January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Martin Power to the Commissioner Charlie McCreevy |
Succeeded by | Peter Power to the Commissioner Phil Hogan |
Chief of Staff to the Irish Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Commissioner Meglena Kuneva for Consumer Policy | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Succeeded by | Mariana Hristova to the Commissionner Kristalina Georgieva |
Head of Unit of the Strategy Unit at Directorate-General Health Food Consumer Affair | |
In office December 2004 – January 2007 | |
Member of Cabinet of the Irish Commissioner David Byrne for Food Safety Health Consumer Affairs | |
In office October 1999 – October 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 January 1963 Dublin, Ireland |
Spouse | Jacqueline Tordoir (m. 1991) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | • University College Dublin • St John’s College - Oxford University • Honorary Doctorate Plovdiv Agricultural University |
Occupation | • Director EU Research & Innovation “Healthy Planet” • International Bioeconomy Strategist • Global Research leader Climate Oceans Environment Water Food • Adjunct Full Professor UCD SPIRE School of Politics and International Relations and EU |
John Bell (EU Bioeconomy leader)
[edit]Dr John Bell is the “Healthy Planet” Director in Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD), leading the European Green Deal research and innovation transitions on: Bioeconomy, Climate Change, Oceans and Seas, Arctic, Water, Food Systems, Environment, Biodiversity, Earth observation, Circular Economy and Bio-based systems.
Bell has led the development of European and international Bioeconomy Policymaking.....[1] and its whole-of-government delivery. He has developed and Chaired the European Union’s first multibillion euro public and private partnership for Biobased Industries[2] first-of a-kind innovation.
He has driven the creation of the world’s first Ocean scale research and innovation alliance[3] through his co-development and Chairing of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance[4] involving Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, European Union, Morocco, South-Africa and United States based on the Galway Declaration[5], Belem Statement[6] and the Washington Declaration[7].
He has been a leading strategic adviser to the European Commission as Chief of staff to two European Commissioners.
As chief of cabinet to Irelands first woman Commissioner, Maire Geoghegan Quinn the European Commissioner for Research and Innovation, he led the development of the EUs “Horizon” European Research and Innovation Framework programme.
With a background in EU enlargement, he was chief of cabinet to the first Bulgarian European Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, for Consumer Policy.
In a number of EU roles, he has led the political development of European public health policy notably in Tobacco control legislation and pandemic preparedness as a member of Commissioner David Byrnes cabinet. As the European Commission’s Poland Country Desk, he was responsible for leading the drafting of the EC’s Opinion on Poland’s Membership of the European Union[8].
He recently mentioned at the seminar “What is Europe For? From Green Deal to Green Lash”, organised by Dublin European Institute (DEI) in March 2024, “the purpose of the EU to 2050 is make peace with nature” and “planetary transition by design needs public transition by consent. We need a planetary science mission movement”. Other of his mottos is “science is natures diplomacy”, included in his keynote speech “Restoring trust in transition; the European Green Deal Missions” delivered at the 2nd Frontiers Planet Prize Awards Ceremony in June 2024.
Family and early life
[edit]John Bell was born and raised in Portobello, Dublin. He was educated at Synge Street Christian Brothers School. After school, he was a Dominican Friar (Order of Preachers) at the Priory of St Mary’s Tallaght Dublin until 1984.
Education and professional career
[edit]As undergraduate he was educated at University College Dublin, in Philosophy and English where he was President of the Philosophy Society UCD[9]. As a graduate he was awarded the first Anglo Irish Banks scholarship specialising in Irish studies (MA). As a Foreign Commonwealth Office Scholar at St John’s College - Oxford University, where he was President of the Middle Common Room, he completed his Doctorate (D. Phil.) on “Compelling Identities: Nation and Lyric Form in Seamus Heaney” (1993)[10]. His research on national identity formation at University College Dublin in the Anglo-Irish literature of Brian O’Nolan, his pen name being “Flann O’Brien” (“The Comic Vision of Brian O’Nolan”, 1988), ignited a lifelong commitment to peaceful inclusive evidence-based transitions.
In 1988, he was Social Director of the first James Joyce Summer School[11] at Newman House UCD and the Co-Founder of the Millenium Dublin Literary Pub Crawl[12]. In London, he worked at Newman Books[13], as News Editor for a retail investment Boardroom Journal. He married Jacqueline Tordoir (Rotterdam, 16th April 1964) in Rotterdam on 3rd August 1991. As a laureate de concours he entered the European Commission’s External Trade Department on 15th July1993 as an official.
European Commission
[edit]1993-1999 First job
[edit]In 1993, John Bell arrived at the European Commission as a Project Manager for the Directorate-General “Trade Phare Administrator Public Administration Reform”. Here, he supported different projects such as: Poland and Hungary: Assistance for Restructuring their Economies (PHARE), Humanitarian Aid Ex-Yugoslavia, and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Albania.
In 1995, he moved within the same Directorate to the Poland Country Desk “External Relations” Unit. As Poland desk he was responsible for leading the precession relations with Poland, between other initiatives.
1999-2004 Member of Cabinet of the Irish Commissioner David Byrne for Food Safety Health Consumer Affairs
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The next step in his career was in “Food Safety Health Consumer Affairs”[14] department in 1999. For five years, his strategic and policy advice duties focused on: Food Safety & Enlargement[15], Public Health[16], Pandemic Preparedness establishing ECDC[17], Health Security Committee[18], SARS[19], Bioterrorism[20], Tobacco Control legislation & FCTC Treaty[21], Anti-Microbial Resistance[22], Global Health Aids/TB/Malaria[23], Health services Health systems, Pharmaceutical Innovation[24], Patient Safety[25], ADR[26], EU Budget HR Reforms, Regional and Relex Development Policy.
By the end of 2004, Bell became Head of Unit of the Strategy Unit at Directorate-General Health Food Consumer Affairs, reporting to the Director-General. The following two years, he was leading the Strategic Policy unit, dealing with regulatory impact assessment, stakeholder participation innovation, food nutrition monitoring and 2020 Foresight.
2007-2010 Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Commissioner Meglena Kuneva for Consumer Policy
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The next stage on his career (2007) was being responsible for Consumer Policy[27]. He developed a strategic leadership on the design, regulation and enforcement of the EU Consumer Rights[28]. His work was also related to Global Product Safety[29].
2010-2014 Chief of Staff to the Irish Commissioner Maire Geoghegan Quinn for EU Research and Innovation
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In the beginning of 2010, he was Head of Cabinet responsible for Research and Innovation policy and science policy including Joint Research Centre[30]. He co-led the modernisation of the European Research Policy[31] and the first EU Innovation Policy. This resulted in the development of EU Horizon 2020[32] with EU budget of EUR 80 billion EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme[33].
2014-2019 Director of the Bioeconomy Directorate
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In 2014, John Bell led the development of the EU International Bioeconomy Policy[34]. As Bioeconomy[35] Director in the Directorate-General Research & Innovation, Bell was leading, defining and managing investment of the EU Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 Work Programme with an EU budget of EUR 3 billion euros. Additionally, he led the implementation of EU Research & Innovation Policy and initiatives in the Bio-based Industries[36], Sustainable Bioeconomy, Agriculture[37], Food sector[38], Forestry[39], Marine, Maritime and Inland water[40]. As an EC Member of the Governing Board, he led the establishment of the EU Bio-based industries EUR 3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership Joint Undertaking[41].
2024: Adjunct full professor UCD
[edit]In January 2024, he was nominated as Adjunct full professor at UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe)[42] on EU and sustainability policy issues.
Director “Healthy Planet”
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As Healthy Planet Director, John Bell is responsible for Horizon Europe[43] budget of EUR 95.5 billion in Cluster 6[44]. He has been Co-Chair of the EUR 2 billion CBE Governing Board[45]. He is a board member of the EEA. He leads EU Research & Innovation Global Science diplomacy on All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA)[46], Food Sustainability (Food 2030[47]) and Bioeconomy (International Bioeconomy Forum[48]). The director is also responsible for Commission Scientific Input into the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)[49], Partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)[50], and The Group on Earth Observations (GEO)[51]
Recognition
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2019: UCD Alumni Award in Research, Innovation and Impact[52], by University College Dublin, for his work developing the European Union Bioeconomy Strategy[53], Food 2030 strategy[54], All Atlantic Ocean research international cooperation[55], Climate & Biodiversity R&I and the Horizon 2020 framework Research and Innovation programme[56]
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2022: Doctor Honoris Causa, by the Agricultural University of Plovdiv, for his contribution to sustainable European Bioeconomy Research and Innovation[57]
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2024: Adjunct full Professor UCD.
External reference links
[edit]- ^ European and international Bioeconomy Policymaking.
- ^ Partnership for Biobased Industries.
- ^ First Ocean scale research and innovation alliance.
- ^ All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance.
- ^ Galway Declaration.
- ^ Belem Statement.
- ^ Washington Declaration.
- ^ EC’s Opinion on Poland’s Membership of the European Union.
- ^ Philosophy Society UCD.
- ^ “Compelling Identities: Nation and Lyric Form in Seamus Heaney” (1993).
- ^ James Joyce Summer School.
- ^ Millenium Dublin Literary Pub Crawl.
- ^ Newman Books.
- ^ Food Safety Health Consumer Affairs.
- ^ Food Safety & Enlargement.
- ^ Public Health.
- ^ Pandemic Preparedness establishing ECDC.
- ^ Health Security Committee.
- ^ Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
- ^ Bioterrorism.
- ^ Tobacco Control legislation & FCTC Treaty.
- ^ Anti-Microbial Resistance.
- ^ Health: global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
- ^ Pharmaceutical Innovation.
- ^ Patient Safety.
- ^ Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for consumers.
- ^ Consumer Policy.
- ^ EU Consumer Rights.
- ^ Global Product Safety.
- ^ Joint Research Centre.
- ^ First European Research Policy.
- ^ EU Horizon 2020.
- ^ EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme.
- ^ EU International Bioeconomy Policy.
- ^ Bioeconomy.
- ^ Bio-based Industries.
- ^ Agriculture.
- ^ Food sector.
- ^ Forestry.
- ^ Marine, Maritime and Inland water.
- ^ EU Bio-based industries EUR 3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership Joint Undertaking.
- ^ UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe).
- ^ Horizon Europe.
- ^ Cluster 6.
- ^ CBE Governing Board.
- ^ All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA).
- ^ Food 2030.
- ^ International Bioeconomy Forum.
- ^ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
- ^ Partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA).
- ^ The Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
- ^ UCD Alumni Award in Research, Innovation and Impact.
- ^ EU Bioeconomy Strategy.
- ^ Food 2030.
- ^ All Atlantic Ocean research international cooperation.
- ^ Horizon 2020 framework Research and Innovation programme.
- ^ European Bioeconomy Research and Innovation.