Monique Ruff-Bell

Chief Program and Strategy Officer, TED

Monique Ruff-Bell serves as chief program and strategy officer for TED, where she oversees global programming and strategic initiatives. With more than 20 years of experience, she has led transformational growth across media, technology and social impact organizations. Ruff-Bell's strategic expertise spans organizational transformation, revenue optimization and global community building. At TED, she has expanded global reach while maintaining the organization's mission-driven focus on transformative ideas. Ruff-Bell serves on the board of Events Venture Group and is an active investor in the event industry and event technology startups. She was named to Northstar Meetings Group's annual list of Influential EventProfs in 2024.

Monique Ruff-Bell was a speaker at Northstar Meetings Group's SMU in March 2026.