Over the years, I have gained rich academic and practical experience. Prior to my academic career, I have worked for six years in one of the leading European banks (credits leveraged finance, commercial banking, corporate banking, project finance and innovation management). Thanks to my banking experience, I have gained good understanding of business models, business ecosystems and finance. During the past 14 years in academia, I took the leadership of several projects that provide hands-on support to student-, social- or vulnerable entrepreneurs in various countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa. For a reference of my experience, please note my involvement in the following management positions:

• President of ELANET – www.elanet-se.org – international, university centered ecosystem in support of social entrepreneurs;
• Executive board member of IABS – www.iabs.net – leading association on the topics of business and society, CSR and ESG;
• Co-founder and member of the advisory board of NBM – www.newbusinessmodels.org – organisation that stimulates the study of sustainable business models;
• Co-founder and board member Social Entrepreneurship Summit – https://www.elanet-se.org/social-entrepreneurship-summit-2024/
• Member of the Board of Directors of ICAB nv (2014 – 2023), incubator of Vrije Universiteit Brussel;
• Member of the Board of Directors of FIX vzw and Akoestiekfabriek vzw (2021 – 2023), social entreprises;
• Member of the Investment Committee of Trividend cvba (2015-2021), investment fund of Flanders, Belgium;
• Co-founder of BE-Impact (2021 – 2023), ecosystem in support of social entrepreneurs in Belgium;
• Member of the Ethical Committee of Solifin (2019 – 2021), organisation of the impact investors in Belgium, merged with BE-Impact in 2023;
• Coordinator of NV Actief (2013-2017), investment fund for student entrepreneurs, founded by KBC, Trividend and Odissee in collaboration with Unizo;
• Member of the Board of Directors of VOSEKO (2001-2018), alumni organization of the Faculty of Economic and Business Administration of Ghent University;
• Editorial board member of:
  • Business and Society Review, associated editor since 2020
  • Business & Society, SSCI (2010 – now)
  • Economic Alternatives (2016 – now)
  • Accountancy & Bedrijfskunde, Die Keure (2005 – 2021), associated editor since 2015