Daan Groot
A real system thinker, Daan acts as a ‘spider in the web’. Founded Nature^Squared in 2012 together with Erwin, because he is convinced that nature...
Iris Visser
Analyst and connector. Iris works on achieving a just and inclusive world and views sustainable agriculture as the crucial link. After her degree on Social...
Tom Meijer
Associative and results-oriented. Toms power in organising and collaborating. After a career in business and IT, he turned things around to actively aid the effort...
Merlissa Diele
Go-getter and questioner. Merlissa’s ambition is to make environmental policy work for the people and nature at the same time. With a broad background in...
Jorien van Hoogen
Engaged and enterprising. Jorien feels that there is a lot to gain in the way that we use natural capital. After her master's in Political...
Tom Kools
After working for two years at Verstegen Spices & Sauces as an international project manager on regenerative agriculture and as strategic impact manager, Tom Kools...
Eli Morrell
Inquisitive and analytical. Eli believes that greening the financial sector is essential in creating a sustainable future. At Nature^Squared, Eli is focusing on the linkages...
Boje Boogaerdt
Curious and engaged. Boje has a special interest in the relationship between humans and their environment and believes in the value of interdisplinary and intercultural...
Kayleigh O’Gara
Determined and curious. Kayleigh believes that in order to regenerate nature, we have to empower people and communities too. A systems thinker with a BA...
Che Spraos Romain
Dynamic and open-minded. Trained in environmental economics, and, having recently graduated from a Masters in Environment and resource management, Che works as an intern developing...
Daan Groot
A real system thinker, Daan acts as a ‘spider in the web’. Founded Nature^Squared in 2012 together with Erwin, because he is convinced that nature restoration is part of the solution for almost all of the major challenges we are currently facing: climate change, inequality, health, and migration.
Daan regularly acts as moderator/facilitator and workshop leader. He was acknowledged as one of the most influential sustainability professionals of The Netherlands, being included on the Sustainable 100, as well as on the Food100 (2017), Young Sustainable 100 (2018, 2017, 2014), and was nominated for the VHG Green Award on Sustainable Tuesday on behalf of Nature^Squared. Daan is professor ‘Innovative Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas’ at the HAS University of Applied Sciences since 2017 and together with Erwin, he published the book ‘Earning a good living with Nature’ (only in Dutch). Daan graduated cum laude as a political scientist with a specialization on International Relations and started his first job at Deloitte (2005-2009).
Contact me NowIris Visser
Analyst and connector. Iris works on achieving a just and inclusive world and views sustainable agriculture as the crucial link. After her degree on Social Geography (University of Copenhagen), she started working at Nature^Squared. As befits a true geographer, she easily switches between different scale levels and knows how to combine economic, environmental and social questions. Iris brings valuable international experience and mainly works on delivering projects for our corporate clients, with a specific focus on the transformation of supply chains.
Contact me NowTom Meijer
Associative and results-oriented. Toms power in organising and collaborating. After a career in business and IT, he turned things around to actively aid the effort for biodiversity. A lot of global problems arise from the way that we use our nature: it's time to change! At Nature^Squared, Tom works on a diverse group of projects, from valuing ecosystem services to researching innovations for wildlife management.
Contact me NowMerlissa Diele
Go-getter and questioner. Merlissa’s ambition is to make environmental policy work for the people and nature at the same time. With a broad background in environmental economics and policy and her analytisch outlook, she is capable of addressing complex issues from multiple angles. At Nature^Squared, she works on developing sustainable business cases for nature-inclusive agriculture and monetising ecosystem services.
Contact me NowJorien van Hoogen
Engaged and enterprising. Jorien feels that there is a lot to gain in the way that we use natural capital. After her master's in Political Science, she has worked for various sustainability departments in the financial sector in Paris and London. Currently, she takes on projects as project lead and consultant in the Netherlands, developing innovative sustainability programmes (e.g. at WWF). At Nature^Squared, she works on engaging the financial sector with biodiversity.
Contact me NowTom Kools
After working for two years at Verstegen Spices & Sauces as an international project manager on regenerative agriculture and as strategic impact manager, Tom Kools has rejoined forces with Nature^Squared. Tom worked previously at Nature^Squared and has vast experience on biodiversity and business and on the topic of ecosystem valuation. He will focus on biodiversity strategy's for businesses and green building. Tom loves all things Latin America, sports and tries to meditate on a daily basis.
Contact me NowEli Morrell
Inquisitive and analytical. Eli believes that greening the financial sector is essential in creating a sustainable future. At Nature^Squared, Eli is focusing on the linkages between biodiversity and finance. She has a background in Environmental Resource Management, Political Science and Environmental Governance. With this broad toolkit, she works on projects related to business cases for Forest Landscape Restoration and platforms for biodiversity and finance.
Contact me NowBoje Boogaerdt
Curious and engaged. Boje has a special interest in the relationship between humans and their environment and believes in the value of interdisplinary and intercultural cooperation. At Nature^Squared, Boje works as an intern to stem the tide of biodiversity loss by mapping the value of nature. Boje strives for the recognition of the intrinsic value of nature but also sees the added value of employing ecosystem services valuation in bringing about the necessary systemic changes in the relationship between humans and the environment.
Contact me NowKayleigh O’Gara
Determined and curious. Kayleigh believes that in order to regenerate nature, we have to empower people and communities too. A systems thinker with a BA in Geography and Political Science and a MSc in Sustainable Development, Kayleigh aims to apply her analytical skills towards protecting both nature and human rights. As an intern at Nature^Squared, she works on educational materials for businesses to help them measure their impact on Social & Human capital. Her interests include social innovation and the role of new (and old!) technologies in advancing sustainable development.
Contact me NowChe Spraos Romain
Dynamic and open-minded. Trained in environmental economics, and, having recently graduated from a Masters in Environment and resource management, Che works as an intern developing the landscape restoration tool Greener.LAND and, is a helping hand on other projects at Nature squared. With a truly multicultural background, Che has a capacity for making sense of different ideas, perspectives, and values. He strives to understand what unites us beyond our differences, recognizing that our interdependence with the natural world is one such thing. Che has a particular interest in the economics and ecology of socio-ecological systems (where people and nature meet).
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