Genevieve Bell is an Australian anthropologist best known for her work at the intersection of cultural practice and technological developments. Professor Bell is the Director of the Autonomy, Agency and Assurance Institute which was co-founded by the Australian National University and CSIRO ’s Data61. Bell was named the university's inaugural Florence Violet McKenzie Chair, in honour of Australia's first female electrical engineer. Bell is a Senior Fellow at Intel, where she was formerly a Vice President directing the company's Corporate Sensing & Insights group. She is widely published, and holds 13 patents.