Robert J. Bell Email & Phone Number

United States, Greater Chicago Area, Milwaukee, Indianapolis

Robert "Bob" Bell is a former senior executive with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with over 30 years of experience in federal, state and local law enforcement, investigations, compliance, monitoring, and security. He is an expert in conducting complex investigations and developing DEA compliance and monitoring programs involving controlled.

Chicago, IL Area

• As head of the Chicago Division, shaped strategy and provided full operational and investigative leadership—with local impact and international scope. Led enforcement, diversion control, and intelligence programs to.
• Increased investigations (including priority targets) and arrests year over year.
• Recognized the need and created a new division-wide strategy to target transnational criminal networks through financial infrastructures.
• Led Attorney General Exempted Operations (AGEO) that identified criminal networks with ties to Colombia, Mexico, and Australia. These were the division’s first AGEOs in nearly 20 years.DRUG DIVERSION & REGULATORY.
• Directed joint and multiagency investigations to disrupt the diversion of pharmaceutical controlled substances and promote regulatory compliance among DEA Registrants.
• Established a new Tactical Diversion Squad (TDS) to expand investigative capabilities.OPERATIONS & PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

Chicago, IL Area

• Joined the Senior Executive Service (SES) and provided leadership for enforcement, diversion, and administrative operations in the three-state Chicago division. Managed complex investigations to disrupt and dismantle.
• Stood up a multi-agency task force focused on reducing drug-related violence in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
• Infused data-driven insights into criminal and pharmaceutical investigations to make sound, well-informed decisions and ensure alignment with the organizational vision and goals.
• Increased awareness of the opioid crisis by proposing and implementing a DEA-supported drug awareness campaign.
• Navigated and managed corruption investigations internally and with FBI, US Attorneys, and other stakeholders.LEADERSHIP & RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
• Contributed to team building, coaching, and creating a culture of accountability.

Milwaukee, WI Area

• Planned, directed, and influenced outcomes of complex investigations involving drug trafficking and financial crimes. Led 100 personnel in identifying, investigating, and taking down domestic and international criminal.
• Navigated personnel issues to create a productive environment with clearly defined goals and expectations.
• Launched a high-intensity drug/gang anti-violence group for the Milwaukee district office.
• Designed and led a drug and violence prevention coalition made up of public- and private-sector organizations.REGULATORY CHANGES
• Contributed to the passage of first-of-its-kind legislation ensuring broad-class control of all fentanyl-related substances by testifying before a state Senate committee and working with a member of the state opioid.

Arlington, VA Area

• Provided leadership and guidance for the DEA’s Policy Management, Budget, and Data & Operational Accountability sections. Leveraged business acumen and analytical skills to increase consistency and.
• Developed strategy and prepared responses to US Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Government Accounting Office (GAO) reviews of DEA programs, and facilitated policy updates to ensure compliance.
• Ensured optimal outcomes by negotiating with OIG and GAO officials on the content published in final reports.

Arlington, VA Area

• Headed the global Asset Forfeiture Program to support worldwide operations of the 10,000-employee organization. Led and mobilized 125 personnel and contractors in the timely processing of >15,000 seized assets every.
• Justified and secured 33% increase in the annual budget.
• Managed three contracts supporting financial investigations.
• Selected finalists for $600M government-wide service contract as member of the Technical Evaluation Panel.
• Drove process improvements such as automating workflows and updating policies.

Arlington, VA Area

• Relocated to DEA headquarters and joined the Drug Diversion Division’s Synthetic Drugs & Chemicals Program. Confronted the rising threat of synthetic designer drugs by leading the DEA’s response to novel psychoactive.
• Conceived and directed a program that established protocols and provided funding for the collection and analysis of dangerous, uncontrolled NPS—leading to legal control of numerous substances.
• Enabled the arrest and prosecution of individuals and organizations trafficking in NPS and the listed chemicals used in their manufacture.TRAVEL, TRAINING & PRESENTATIONS
• Represented the US at the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC) NPS Experts Meeting. Facilitated a presentation to UN member states on the efficacy of the United States Controlled Substance Analogue Act.
• Consulted with and delivered training to DEA personnel worldwide as well as domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and chemists.

Milwaukee, WI Area

Planned, directed, and coordinated high-stakes US and international investigations involving money laundering, drug trafficking, corruption, and other crimes.

Detroit, MI Area

Led and participated in street-level operations and criminal investigations (drug and arms trafficking, money laundering, conspiracies). Testified as expert witness in court proceedings.

St Charles, Illinois, United States

Appointed to Illinois State Police drug task force as Drug Investigator.

Post-Graduate Studies In Public Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Criminal Justice Sciences

Activities and Societies: ISU Wrestling Team, Captain