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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

New York, New York, United States

Boulder, Colorado, Verenigde Staten

Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht, Nederland

NewForesight is a strategic consultancy that tackles the sustainability challenges of our time.The challenges of our time are global and complex. To name a few: the depletion of natural resources, climate change, persistent poverty and the problem of food security. The current economic system externalizes costs and acts upon short-term incentives that generates these unsustainable outcomes. Isolated initiatives of individual stakeholders are not enough to tackle these complex… Show more NewForesight is a strategic consultancy that tackles the sustainability challenges of our time.The challenges of our time are global and complex. To name a few: the depletion of natural resources, climate change, persistent poverty and the problem of food security. The current economic system externalizes costs and acts upon short-term incentives that generates these unsustainable outcomes. Isolated initiatives of individual stakeholders are not enough to tackle these complex challenges.For a sustainable world, systems need to change. Key stakeholders need to join forces and implement a strategy focused on altering the mechanisms that generate unsustainable outcomes. NewForesight contributes with system thinking, thought leadership and game changing tools. Show less

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Advising Follow This on strategy, engaging with institutional investors and writing resolutions to be filed at oil majors with the Follow This team.Follow This is a group of over 7,900 green shareholders in oil and gas companies. Follow This compelled Shell to set a climate ambition for all emissions, thanks to the support of institutional investors for the Follow This Climate Resolution.The Follow This Climate Resolutions support oil and gas companies to set Paris-aligned… Show more Advising Follow This on strategy, engaging with institutional investors and writing resolutions to be filed at oil majors with the Follow This team.Follow This is a group of over 7,900 green shareholders in oil and gas companies. Follow This compelled Shell to set a climate ambition for all emissions, thanks to the support of institutional investors for the Follow This Climate Resolution.The Follow This Climate Resolutions support oil and gas companies to set Paris-aligned targets for all emissions. In 2019, the Follow This Climate Resolution received 8% at BP and 12% of the non-government shareholders’ votes at Equinor. In 2017, 6% was enough to compel Shell to set a climate ambition.Our mission: Oil and gas companies truly commit to the Paris Climate Agreement and invest accordingly. Show less

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Follow This - Strategy consulting, research & project management - Oct 2017 - Apr 2018Activities: Content development and organisation of three symposia in London and Amsterdam on e.g. how investors can support oil majors to commit to Paris with renowned speakers such as Jeremy Leggett, Saker Nusseibeh, Catherine Howarth and Mark Lewis. Conducting research on the Paris Agreement and Shell’s strategy which lead to an article in the Financial Times, het Financieele Dagblad and was… Show more Follow This - Strategy consulting, research & project management - Oct 2017 - Apr 2018Activities: Content development and organisation of three symposia in London and Amsterdam on e.g. how investors can support oil majors to commit to Paris with renowned speakers such as Jeremy Leggett, Saker Nusseibeh, Catherine Howarth and Mark Lewis. Conducting research on the Paris Agreement and Shell’s strategy which lead to an article in the Financial Times, het Financieele Dagblad and was mentioned in the Washington Post.De Nationale Energiecommissie – strategy consultant & network coordinator - Apr - Jul 2017Activities: Strategy development, distinguishing main issues from side issues, revealing inconsistencies, defining what the general direction should be, etc. Advising on how to expand and manage relations in their network of networks of innovators in the energy transition.Zero Impact Plastics – co-initiator & sustainability analyst - Nov 2016 - May 2017Activities: High level strategic thinking on how to stay relevant for large multinationals, while keeping the greater goal of zero impact plastics in mind. | Gathering and analysing data and executing quick and dirty material stream assessment on several polymer types.Orange Asean Factory – sustainability advisor - Jun - Jul 2016Activities: Consultancy workshop: Food Challenge. Conducting market research and a feasibility study for AgriProFocus, as part of the Orange Asean program in Bangkok. Assessing whether APF should set up an agri-entrepreneurial network in Myanmar and developing a strategy on how they could add value to stakeholders in the field. Institute For Human Activities – project manager - Feb - Nov 2016Activities: Developing a business plan for a social enterprise, together with Renzo Martens and Tony Chocolonely co-founder Eveline Raymans, selling chocolate sculptures made by Congolese plantation workers to a broad public. In depth knowledge of the cacao industry and global supply chains. Show less

Responsible for PR, communication and organization of events, projects and exhibitions of the museum. Organizing contemporary art exhibitions, including fundraising. Responsible for sales of the museum as a venue for events.

Reorganizing IBM NL's art collection of 1200 pieces over their buildings in Amsterdam and in 3 other Dutch cities.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Fine And Studio Arts

Bachelor'S Degree, Art History

Atheneum (Staatsexamen)