I was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, to Dutch parents, so I’m Dutch.

After working half a decade as a tropical hydrologist in Kenya, India and Zimbabwe, a decade in the corporate worlds of Accenture, eBay and Google, followed by a decade as Founder & CEO of my technology company, I decided that the next decade, and more, is going to be about Art, and Music.

Starting from scratch once again.

Why?

Because I love to create. And I want to explore and develop different parts of me, finding new ways to express myself, giving voice to ideas that I find are important. So I decided to put this at the front and centre of what I do, starting with painting and working with photography.

I am an Agricultural Engineer from Wageningen University with a specialisation in Tropical Hydrology and I hold an MBA degree from New York University.

So far I have lived in 10 countries across 5 continents and now call Milan, Italy home.