I am a Professor in Philanthropy and Sustainable Finance

""My passion is to understand what motivates people to use their time and money in a way that benefits society. I also aim to discover how this money and time can be used in the most impactful manner. In my free time, I enjoy playing improvisation theatre and playing the piano.”
 
I conduct field surveys and field experiments with financial institutions around the globe. I link these data to real-world investment choices. My samples include retail investors, pension fund members, professional investors and millionaires.

I published in journals like The Journal of Finance, The Review of Financial Studies, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Contact me for public speaking opportunities. I was an invited speaker at ABN AMRO Bank, Deutsche Bank (Frankfurt), Rabobank, Robeco, the OECD (Paris), the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Authority Financial Markets (AFM) and the Central Planning Bureau (CPB).

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My work appeared in The New York Times, the Atlantic, Forbes, the Guardian, BBC News, Süddeutsche Zeitung, de Volkskrant, NRC , EenVandaag, RTL4 news, RLT Z, Radio 1, BNR Nieuwsradio, Q Music and Slam FM! 

I was a visiting scholar at  the University of California San Diego, the University of California Los Angeles and the Toulouse School of Economics.