Shannon Bell

Shannon Bell serves as Managing Director at The Orogen Group. Since 2014 Shannon Bell has worked with Vikram Pandit to help build and manage her portfolio of early stage investments in new financial and data services companies. She has more than 20 years of experience in communications and has spent the majority of her career in financial services where she has developed expertise in reputation and crisis management, brand building and corporate communications. Bell started her career at APCO Associates, a global public affairs firm, where she built grassroots and grass tops campaigns for some of the country's largest companies and trade associations. In 1997, she joined Standard & Poor's, serving as a director of media relations for its debt ratings business. In 2000, Bell became director of public relations for Zurich Financial Services where she was responsible for directing Zurich's corporate communications strategy in North America. She joined Citigroup in 2003 and ultimately became director of corporate communications and corporate spokesperson. At Citi, she was responsible for developing integrated communications strategies for corporate announcements including acquisitions and divestitures, capital planning, management changes and financial results. She received her B.A. from Emory University and is a member of the board of directors of Children of Bellevue.