Partner
I have been working at Decisio since 1998 and have been one of the partners since 2007. I am a experienced regional and transport economist (University of Amsterdam). I also have extensive experience in researching industrial economics and the interaction between public and private sectors. I support public policy decision-making with fact-based research and advanced analytical methods: assessment frameworks based on well-being economics, Social Cost-Benefit Analyses (SCBA), business cases, monitors and evaluations. I also provide workshops and trainings to policy advisors and other professionals on the subject on SCBAs and other evaluation methods. I have professional experience in an broad range of topics: spatial planning, traffic and transport, water, energy and nature. I enjoy working with people from diverse backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives.
And outside of work?
I have lived in Amsterdam since my studies and for several years now in the suburb of Nieuw Sloten. Together with my wife and children, I enjoy the diversity of our neighbourhood, but also the space, green environment and lakes that are nearby. And of course, the proximity to the bustling city center of Amsterdam with its markets, restaurants, museums, and not to forget the various concert halls. With a bike you can get everywhere quickly. But places outside the city are also favorites: we have a soft spot for islands. Close to home, the Wadden Islands, but certainly also in the Mediterranean. Finally, I have (for over 30 years now) a mid-life hobby: motorized two-wheelers, which I take apart and put back together between rides.
Notable projects?
A selection of great projects:
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- Major urbanization and transport projects (e.g. Extension of the Amsterdam metro-system, Transport oriented developments in the southern part of the densely populated Randstad (Oude Lijn), a major development plan for the Northern part of the Netherlands, including railway-links Nedersaksenlijn and Lelylijn)
- Financial, economic, and social analyses for the construction of bridge and tunnels integrating the cities of both Amsterdam (“Sprong over het IJ”) and Rotterdam (“Nieuwe Oeververbinding”)
- Energy and sustainability: analyses of social cost and benefits of Offshore Wind Energy, feasibility and business cases for zero-emission vehicles and equipment.
- Industrial organization: competition in public transport, private equity and market dynamics in childcare.
