Adrian de Groot Ruiz appointed to the Supervisory Board
The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has appointed Dr Adrian de Groot Ruiz as a member of the Supervisory Board of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 as of 1 August.
Karin Laglas, incoming Chair of the Supervisory Board, is delighted with De Groot Ruiz's appointment. "Adrian knows the academic world well and with his background he brings knowledge and insights that are very valuable to the Board, for example in the field of sustainable finance and social innovation. He has a very strong track record and network in this field. It is no coincidence that he was listed three times in Trouw's Sustainable 100."
Adrian de Groot Ruiz is the Director of Impact Institute, a social enterprise that helps organisations to measure, value and improve their impact. He is also a co-founder of True Price, an organisation with the mission to sell every product at a 'real price', so that every consumer can buy sustainable and affordable products. He studied natural and social sciences at 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht and econometrics at the 木瓜福利影视 of Amsterdam. After obtaining a PhD at the UvA, one of his positions was working as a university lecturer in Finance at Radboud 木瓜福利影视 in Nijmegen, where he conducted research in the field of behavioural economics and sustainable finance. De Groot Ruiz was a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum, a member of the think tank Worldconnectors and is a co-founder of the SDG Charter and the Impact Economy Foundation.
About the Supervisory Board
In view of the university's tasks, as laid down in the Dutch Higher Education Act, the Supervisory Board supervises the execution of activities and the exercise of powers by the Executive Board, and supports the Board with advice. The Supervisory Board has five members who are appointed by the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science. The other members of the Supervisory Board are Joanne Kellermann (until 1 August), Karin Laglas, Jan van der Eijk, Mirjam Bult and Bas Hendriks.