About us
For 25 years, Bell Tower has engineered IT and cloud infrastructure—networks, servers, databases, and applications—for alternative investment firms and other organizations with serious security and compliance requirements. We work at the intersection of modern tooling and proven standards, building hybrid IT infrastructure that gives mid-sized businesses full control with no vendor lock-in.
Our strategy
How Bell Tower works
The cloud is a powerful tool—but it's not always the right one, and it's rarely the only one. Too many teams go all-in on public cloud and end up with infrastructure that's inefficient, expensive, or poorly suited to regulated industries. We evaluate on-premises vs cloud for your situation and build the mix that fits—cloud, on-premises, or hybrid IT infrastructure—so compliance-focused businesses get capability without waste.
Infrastructure that works for your business—not for your vendors
We build so that if you ever want to bring something in-house, switch providers, or hand it off to an internal team, you can. Your data stays in formats you own—open standards and data portability by design, not as an afterthought. We'll be here to free you from technical debt so you can do what you do best.
Our team
We tailor our expertise to meet your project needs
Daniel J. Bell
Founder and CEO
Daniel provides the technology vision and oversight to Bell Tower and its clients. After running an in-house IT department on Wall Street over 20 years ago, he quickly developed a reputation marked by technical expertise, dedication, trustworthiness, discretion, and what many have described as a calm and professional manner. Daniel prioritizes privacy, security, and efficiency by using a unique mix of cutting-edge technologies along with bulletproof, tried-and-true standards.
Celie Erickson Diack
Chief Operating Officer
Celie manages and oversees projects and relationships with all our staff and yours. She makes sure that your needs are being met at every turn. Celie has been on the team since 2013 and helped grow and evolve Bell Tower, ensuring that business operations are efficient and adapted to our clients’ needs. Celie’s persevering work and leadership pushes our team to be meticulous and strive for excellence.
Our Global Team
Bell Tower’s team of technical specialists is always available for our clients. Every member of our technology team has a passion for technology. We have the pleasure to work with experts with experience running financial trading system networks, administering a massive astronomy data center, creating a global distributed delivery platform, and developing secure databases and applications.
Katia Annad
