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I am passionate about using legal dialogue to create connection and trust in the impact economy.
If you want to learn more about my career journey, my expertise and commitment to legal innovation…
My Background and Areas of Practice
With over 17 years of international expertise, I’ve held general counsel roles in social enterprises across the tech, mining, energy and services industries globally.
I regularly work with impact investors to optimise investment processes and capital flow to social entrepreneurs.
One of my career highlights was serving as the first in-house counsel for Fairphone, a leading Dutch tech social enterprise. Guiding its growth from inception to over €50 million in fundraising has provided invaluable insights into the challenges of scaling and funding sustainable entrepreneurship.
As a Co-Founder of the Legal Innovation for Sustainable Investments (LISI) Foundation, I’ve been dedicated to advancing legal models for sustainable investments. Our work includes creating the open source Impact Term Sheet, recognized with the 2023 Dutch Legal Awards prize, which aims to facilitate more impactful equity investments worldwide.
Interested in learning more? Read my article in Forbes about challenging traditional investment models and the importance of co-creation in the investment industry

Recognitions
Recognized in the 2022 Benelux General Counsel Power List published by Legal 500, which acknowledges the top 100 in-house counsels in the region.
The LISI Foundation and The Impact Term Sheet
I am a Co-Creator of the Impact Term Sheet, an openly available legal template guiding more impactful equity investments, that has been recognized with the 2023 Dutch Legal Awards prize in the ESG category and has been downloaded more than 1000 times by a global community.
Supporting European Sustainability Legislation
I'm a member of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) expert community supporting the development of European guidelines around SME sustainability disclosure standard.
Supporting the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers
I’m a member of the the European Board of Directors of the Global Alliance for Impact Lawyers, a global organisation focusing on innovative corporate models, capital flows and the advancing the field of impact law.