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Franziska Bell, PhD

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Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer at Ford Motor Company
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Franziska Bell is the Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer at Ford, leading a C-suite team to drive business value through technology. Her extensive experience spans the tech, automotive, and energy sectors with executive roles at bp, Uber, and Toyota. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.

Deeply committed to the technology ecosystem, she actively advises startup founders and executives. Franziska also shares her expertise as a guest lecturer at prestigious institutions like Stanford and Cambridge, mentoring the next generation of tech talent and helping startups successfully go to market.

She was recently recognized as Chief Data Officer of the Year and named to the AI100 list for her significant advancements in the field.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Enterprise AI Strategy
Focuses on deploying AI at scale to solve real business problems and deliver tangible value, as highlighted in her recent Forbes feature.
AI-Powered User Experience
Passionate about delivering best-in-class user experiences, exemplified by her work on Ford’s contextual AI assistant announced at CES.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer
Ford Motor Company
Guest Lecturer
None
6-2024 - 2-2025
Advisor
Curio
1-2023 - 12-2024
Digital Advisory Council Member
bp
6-2022 - 12-2024
CTO & SVP Digital Technology
bp
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Education
2007 - 2012
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of California, Berkeley
2003 - 2007
MChem in Chemistry (Honours)
University of York
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