Willem is an economist who leads Agulhas’ evaluation and review teams. Willem built his experience in various UN agencies and NGOs, and then turned to semi-full time consultancy work in 2010. In parallel, Willem serves as academic editor for Wiley, Associate Director at the Humanitarian Impact Institute, Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham and mentor at the Cranfield Trust, which offers pro bono mentoring services to people in NGO leadership positions.
Willem co-owns Green Visions, the Balkan’s liveliest soft adventure tourism company. His most recent books are “Rural development in practice” and “ICT and rural development in
the Global South” – both part of Routledge’s ‘Rethinking Development’ series. Bloomsbury published Willem’s “100 ideas for dads who love their kids but find them exhausting”. Willem likes long nature hikes.