Directors' College 2023
David A. Bell
Partner and Co-Chair of Corporate Governance, Fenwick & West LLP
An advisor who guides clients through critical junctures in their lifecycle, David finds learning about new business models, technologies and emerging industries a rewarding part of his practice.
David advises growing private and public companies on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property licensing. He also counsels public companies on corporate, capital markets, public disclosure, governance and compliance matters.
David co-chairs Fenwick’s corporate governance practice and authors the firm’s prominent corporate governance, proxy season results and gender diversity surveys, which cover a variety of corporate governance matters and trends for the high technology and life science companies included in the Fenwick–Bloomberg Law Silicon Valley 150 List, as well as the companies included in the S&P 100 Index.
His extensive work on surveys and other research, as well as his productive relationships with founders, engineers, executives and board members at innovative technology companies inform the insightful and strategic counsel he provides to his clients.
David served as interim chief compliance officer of InVision Technologies during its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation and its initial integration into General Electric, giving him valuable in-house experience in sensitive regulatory matters.
Prior to joining Fenwick, David was a commissioned officer in the United States Army Reserve where he served as a signal officer, communications security officer and psychological operations officer. Prior to law school, David was a systems manager for a mid-sized company based in Silicon Valley.
David is a Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel.
David received his undergraduate education at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, graduating with a B.S. in business administration. He attended the Graduate School of Management at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, where he received his M.B.A. with certificates in corporate financial management and management information systems. He attended law school at the University of California at Davis where he served as symposium editor of the Journal of International Law & Policy, graduating Order of the Coif with a J.D. He is a member of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
David is admitted to practice in California.
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