Meet the team

The people behind the impact, working alongside a Board of Directors and Limited Partners at the highest levels of government, venture capital, innovation and defence

Investment Team
Ulrich Quay
Partner
Sander Verbrugge
Partner
Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky
Partner
NIF Team
John Ridge
Chief Adoption Officer
Sharn Gill
General Counsel
Helen Draijer
Chief Financial Officer
Susan Wilson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Amalia Kontesi
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
James Husemeyer
Chief Security and Intelligence Officer
Alex Kugajevsky
Adoption Principal
Lauren Reade
Platform Lead – Adoption
Joel Noutere
Adoption Associate
Ben Balmforth
Senior Associate
Trisha Saxena
Senior Associate
Ana Bernardo- Gancedo
Senior Associate
David Ordonez
Senior Associate
Lennart Velten
Associate
Nela Braun
Associate – Fund-of-funds
Veronika Bartakova
Manager – Limited Partners & Government
Mary De Albergaria
Platforms and Events Associate
Mariana Occidente Lupo
Executive Assistant
Marrit Leenstra
Executive Assistant and Amsterdam Officer Manager
Suzana Ielcean
Executive Assistant and London Office Manager
Board of Directors
Dame Fiona Murray
Chair of the Board
Karl-Christian Agerup
Vice Chair of the Board
Tarja Jaakkola
Board observer
Dr. Ari Kristinn Jónsson
Director
Dr. Roberto Cingolani
Director
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
Director
Ebru Dorman
Director
Kusti Salm
Director
Raj Shah
Director
Kate O’Brien
Chief of Staff to the Board
Dr. Klaus Hommels
Chair of the Geopolitical and Strategic Advisory Council

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