Pieter Duisenberg

Pieter Duisenberg (1967) is President of the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) since October 2017. Pieter Duisenberg aims to organize the Universities of the Netherlands around shared ambitions and give a strong voice to the university sector. Main issues the VSNU has worked on are open science, internationalisation, rewards and recognition in academic careers, funding and education innovation. Before joining the VSNU, Pieter Duisenberg was a member of the Dutch Parliament (for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, VVD), where his portfolio was Higher Education and Science. Prior to his political career, Pieter worked for more than twenty years in the private sector, holding positions in Shell, McKinsey & Company and Eneco. Pieter is currently a guest lecturer at the VU Amsterdam and the University of Groningen.