Natalia Bell

About Natalia Bell

I am a versatile, multilingual Cybersecurity Engineer, Researcher, and Educator operating at the intersection of cyber intelligence, academia, and global security.Currently, I serve as a Senior Cyber Intelligence Engineer at Walmart Global Tech while teaching cybersecurity part-time at various universities, where I mentor graduate and doctoral students in cybersecurity and research methods.As a foreign-born U.S. citizen (), I am a natural bridge-builder across cultures, sectors, and disciplines. Having studied, worked, or traveled in 50+ countries, I bring a deeply global perspective shaped by multicultural environments and fluency in five languages. My academic foundation — a B.S. in Economics & International Affairs, M.A. in International Development, and Doctorate of Science in Cybersecurity allows me to approach cybersecurity not only as a technical domain, but as a strategic, geopolitical, and socio-economic challenge.I am the 5th graduate of the inaugural Doctorate of Science in Cybersecurity cohort at Marymount University, a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). My academic journey evolved through every teaching rank — from Graduate Assistant to Tenure-Track Assistant Professor and Faculty Leadership Fellow in the College of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Technology (BILT).To the best of my knowledge, I am the first and only woman from the Republic of Moldova to earn a doctorate in cybersecurity.Above all, I am an engineer, educator, trainer, and coach committed to elevating the next generation of cyber professionals equipping them not only with technical skillsets, but with analytical depth, ethical grounding, and global awareness necessary to defend an increasingly complex digital world.For more academia-related information, please visit my website: https://thecybereducator.com

Experience

1. Sr Cyber Intelligence Engineer

   Walmart Global Tech

   Aug 2023 — Present · Reston, VA, US

Education

• Marymount University

  Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.), Cybersecurity

• Dakota State University

  Professional development (3 courses), Cybersecurity

• Università degli Studi di Verona

  ERASMUS Visiting Student: BS in International Economics

  2012 — 2013

• Babes-Bolyai University

  MA in International Development , Political Science and Government

  2014 — 2016

• Marymount University

  Graduate Ceritificate, Cybersecurity

• Zhejiang University of Science &Technology

  Confucius Institute Visiting Student: BS in International Economics

  2013 — 2014

• Stanford University

  2 Courses (8 credits), Introduction to Machine Learning I & II

• Babes-Bolyai University

  BS in Economics and International Affairs

  2011 — 2014