Gordon Bell is researcher emeritus, Microsoft, where he defined telepresence and lifelogging. He was vice president of R&D at Digital Equipment Corporation (1960-1983), professor at Carnegie-Mellon University (1966–1972), and the founding assistant director for computing at the National Science Foundation, where he authored the plan for the internet. Bell has invested in 125+ startups and authored books and papers on computing, entrepreneurship, and lifelogging. He cofounded The Computer Museum, CHM’s predecessor in Boston, and is a fellow/member of the academies and professional organizations. In 1991, Bell received the National Medal of Technology from President George H.W. Bush.
