We develop SDG-aligned investment strategies and allocations, identify and create investable options to implement them, and verify investment outcomes: https://route17.world/.We work with governments, asset owners (insurance companies, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds), asset managers, development finance institutions, banks, transnational companies, foundations and academia, and leverage our relationships across these different stakeholder groups to build unconventional partnerships for SDG funding.Most SDG-aligned investments require blended finance approaches – where public and philanthropic capital ‘mobilize’ private capital – which is why we have specific expertise in this type of financing.

The committee will support the FCA Board in executing oversight of ESG-related issues relevant to the FCA as a corporate entity and as a regulator. Additionally, the Committee will provide guidance to the Board on relevant emerging ESG topics or issues and views on how the FCA should develop its ESG strategy in keeping with the organisation’s statutory objectives and regulatory principles. I'm performing this function in my capacity of Senior Fellow at the University of Zurich Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth.

The Investment Committee advises the fund in case of (potential) conflicts of interest that may arise because the sub-funds invest in investment funds of which Triodos Investment Management B.V. is the AIFM. In addition, the Investment Committee advises on deviations from the strategic asset allocation and a periodic review is carried out on the investment policy.

Regular contributor with articles about ESG, sustainable finance and impact investment. Ranked "Most Read" in ESG, and #5 overall for illuminem.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5IvR1puiIiwZY0xh5VFWR9?si=mjXdFnLeR_m8wNPuMbv1fQThe New York Second is a Netherlands-based jazz group established in 2015. It features the compositions of bandleader and pianist Harald Walkate and has released four albums: Bay of Poets (2017), Emergo (2020), Music at Night (2022) and After the Hours, the Minutes (2023). The group has performed as a quartet, as a quintet, as a septet and – on its most recent album – as a trio.The group’s albums and performances have featured some of the Netherlands’ best-known musicians, including Teus Nobel, Jasper van Damme, Tom Beek, Mark-Alban Lotz, Thomas Pol, Jesse Schilderink, and Vincent Veeneman. The upcoming fifth album, with music inspired by the photography of Vivian Maier, the "nanny photographer", features the renowned American vibraphonist Rob Waring.The music of The New York Second can be classified as contemporary jazz, but takes on influences from soul, Latin and classical. Critics have typified the music as “atmospheric”, “poetic” and “cinematic”. Jazz publication Jazz Dergisi called our most recent album "Holland's latest gift to the modern jazz world".The group's albums have generated nearly 2 million streams on Spotify.

ESG & Impact advisory. Applying evidence-based approaches to make ESG investing and sustainable finance more effective in solving real-world problems.

Supporting EY Netherlands in developing workshop content and thought leadership, as well as implementing client projects, in the areas of sustainable finance, ESG, blended finance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change.

The IMP brought together a range of different organisations to build and further global consensus on how to measure, assess and report impacts on people and the environment. The work is continued by the Impact Management Platform (https://impactmanagementplatform.org/)

Bridges Impact+ works alongside our investment professionals, providing the expertise and tools they need to optimize the impact of our investments, and capturing the lessons learned along the way. It then uses this accumulated knowledge to support the growth of the broader market, via third-party advisory work and proprietary publications.

The GIIN Initiative for Institutional Impact Investment supports institutional asset owners seeking to enter, or deepen their engagement with, the impact investing market, by providing educational resources, performance research, and a vibrant community of practice.

Responsible for all Responsible Investment and ESG activities in Aegon Group and Aegon Asset Management globally.

The Eumedion Research committee is responsible for activities that contribute to the knowledge of corporate governance and related sustainability issues. The committee takes the initiative for research and proposes topics to be researched to improve the knowledge of financial markets and related corporate governance subjects. When Eumedion undertakes research projects, this committee monitors the projects and maintains the relationship with the researchers.

- Responsible for developing corporate strategy for Aegon Asset Management the Netherlands- Responsible for developing sales and marketing for Aegon Asset Management the Netherlands program; acted as Commercial Director on interim-basis- Responsible for developing and implementing of Responsible Investment / ESG program for Aegon Group

- Support AEGON Asset Management (AAM) Management Board and CEO in establishment of AAM as global division - Development and implementation of new Governance Framework for global AAM division- Various strategic initiatives implementation, incl. Responsible Investment (RI / ESG)

Development of new business activities through acquisitions, joint-ventures and greenfields, primarily in Central & Eastern Europe (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Turkey).

- Chicago Council on Foreign Relations - project manager Chicago Conference on the Global Economy- University of Chicago Booth School of Business - project manager alumni relations- Allen & Overy - project manager "Social Enterprise" (maatschappelijke onderneming)

I wrote a monthly column for the Dutch financial newspaper while completing my MBA at the University of Chicago.