Ed Bell, DBA, CBA, ICCE is formerly the Senior Manager, Credit Administration for W. W. Grainger Inc.
Ed has a deep passion for education and learning. Ed earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, an MBA in Management and Finance and a Doctorate in Business Administration. Ed also earned NACM’s Credit Business Associate (CBA) designation, FCIB’s Certified International Credit Professional (CICP) designation by successfully completing the International Credit & Risk Management course and went on to earn FCIB’s prestigious International Certified Credit Executive (ICCE) designation.

Ed believes that education is a lifelong journey and continues to learn and share his expertise through serving as a speaker at many local and national NACM, CFDD, and FCIB events including the NACM Credit Congress. Because of Ed’s leadership and contributions, FCIB was able to develop and produce the “Going Global” series, designed to build core competencies of today’s global credit professional. 

Ed is a member of FCIB, the Credit and Financial Development Division (CFDD) and the Credit Research Foundation. Ed served on the NACM National Board of Directors and the FCIB Board of Directors in 2016 and 2017. Ed remains on the FCIB Advisory Board.