Ian Bell co-founded Designtechnica Corporation (renamed Digital Trends in April, 2006) in June 2001 with partner, Dan Gaul. Bell serves as Editor-in Chief as well as President and CEO. He is a 2004 and 2005 Microsoft MVP award winner for Digital Media. Prior to Digital Trends, Bell held positions as an IT Analyst for Lockheed Martin, a Sourcing Consultant for Intel Corporation and was the VP of Marketing for The Ostler Group, a strategic marketing firm. Bell studied Marketing and Business at the University of Oregon.