Why finance is crucial to boldly transform our food system
Building a bridge between food and finance can help us transform how we produce and consume food to feed a growing global population and meet the SDGs
1989, degree in Mechanical Engineering, Delft; 1991, MBA, INSEAD Business School. 1984-90, Journalist (freelance); 1990-2003, Consultant, McKinsey; 2004-06, Managing Partner, McKinsey, Netherlands; 2006-12, Managing Partner, McKinsey Benelux; 2012-14, President, Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER); 2014, Chairman of the Managing Board Rabobank. Member of the Supervisory Board: Kröller-Müller Museum; Staatsbosbeheer.
Building a bridge between food and finance can help us transform how we produce and consume food to feed a growing global population and meet the SDGs
The Food Action Alliance aims to address the world's fragmented agricultural production – and make our food systems more efficient.
Motivating dozens or even hundreds of organizations to work together — and making sure their work makes a difference — is extremely difficult when no one is clearly in charge.