David Bell
Chief Corporate Affairs & Legal Officer
David Bell is the Chief Corporate Affairs & Legal Officer at Grifols, where he leads corporate governance, legal and compliance functions. Since joining Grifols in 2003 as General Counsel, Mr. Bell has been a member of the Executive Committee and Management Boards of the company.
From 2016 to 2020, he served as Chief Innovation Officer, and in 2021, he was appointed Chief Corporate Development Officer, focusing on strategic partnerships and business expansion. Prior to his tenure at Grifols, Mr. Bell was Vice President and General Counsel, Corporate Secretary at Alpha Therapeutic Corporation and a partner at Knapp, Petersen & Clarke.
Mr. Bell earned his law degree from Southwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from the University of California, Irvine. He also completed the Program of Instruction for Lawyers at Harvard Law School. For over a decade, he has participated on the Global Board of Directors for PPTA (Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association), serving as its Chairman from 2016 to 2019.