I am a Professor in Philanthropy and Sustainable Finance

"My passion is to understand what motivates people to give to charities and to invest not only for financial return but also for social return. In my free time, I enjoy playing improvisation theatre and playing the piano.”

My research particularly focuses on understanding what motivates millionaires to give to charity, how the rich think about income redistribution and how money increases happiness. Also, I focus on how to maximize positive societal impact of donations and investments.

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 have previously been 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 Telegraaf, de Volkskrant, NRC Handelsblad, RLT Z, Radio 1, BNR Nieuwsradio, Q Music and Slam FM! 

I will be joining the University of Amsterdam as Professor of Sustainable Finance as of September 1, 2022.

Previously I visited the University of California San Diego, the University of California Los Angeles and the Toulouse School of Economics.