Herman Wijffels

Biographical Information
"Herman Wijffels is co-chair of the Worldconnectors. He was the former Dutch representative at the World Bank and was `informateur` in 2007, coordinating the negotiations between the political parties for the cabinet-to-be."

"Dr Herman H.F. Wijffels has been Chairman of the Netherlands Social and Economic Council (SER) since 15 March 1999. In 1981, he joined the Executive Board of the Rabobank Group, an AAA-rated financial institution headquartered in the Netherlands and active internationally in financing agri-business. In 1986 he was appointed as its Chairman. From 1968 until 1977 he was a civil servant at the European Commission and in the Dutch administration and from 1977 until 1981 Secretary General of the Dutch Federation of Industries. Herman Wijffels is also Chairman of the Society for Preservation of Nature in the Netherlands. Furthermore, he is Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of the Rijksmuseum, Tilburg University and the University Medical Centre Utrecht. Wijffels serves on a number of corporate boards and as a director of several charities. "

Affiliations

 * Chair, Sustainable Finance Lab
 * Creative Member, Club of Budapest: Members
 * Advisory Board, Foundation for Natural Leadership
 * Advisory Board (chair), Encounter of Worldviews Foundation
 * Advisory Board, The Edge
 * Club of Budapest: Members
 * Advisory Board, European Management Institute

Professional background

 * Professor of Sustainability and Social Change at Utrecht University
 * Representative of the Netherlands to the World Bank (2006-2008)
 * Chairman of the Netherlands Social and Economic Council (Sociaal Economische Raad, SER) (1999- 2006)
 * Executive director of the Rabobank (1986-1999)
 * Member of the Executive Board of the Rabobank Group (1981-1999)
 * Civil servant at the European Commission (1968-1977)
 * Chairman of the Society for Preservation of Nature in the Netherlands (Natuur Monumenten)
 * Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Rijksmuseum
 * Chairman of Tilburg University

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