Alex Krijger is Founder and Managing Partner of Krijger & Partners. Alex studied at University Leiden and followed e.g. various courses at IMD Business School in Lausanne. He worked at the NL Ministry of Defense (1992-1997), the Christian Democratic Party CDA (1997-2002) and at Royal Dutch Shell (2002-2017). At Shell he worked on many different business / Government Affairs issues and projects in China, India, Europe, Oman, Nigeria, South Africa and Singapore. He published four books and various articles on geopolitical, economic and historical subjects. In October 2017 he published ‘JFK: Idealist zonder illusies’ and in July 2020 – together with Ardi Bouwers  – ‘The China Challenge’. He is also the Vice-chair of the Atlantic Committee in The Netherlands and board member of the Martin Luther King Foundation.

Lennart Menger works as (Geo)political Risk Analyst at Krijger & Partners. Lennart has a master’s degree (Cum Laude) in Management of Cultural Diversity (MCD) at Tilburg University. In 2016, he studied Business in High Growth Markets at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (ShUFE), China. His main focus at Krijger & Partners lies on identifying opportunities and risks for global businesses, investors within the European financial, telecom and energy sector (e.g. M&A). Furthermore, Lennart closely monitors and analyses the (geo)political developments in e.g. China (including Taiwan), India and Russia.

Partners

Krijger & Partners is a network-organisation. Alex Krijger works together with a diverse group of trusted, local, senior and experienced professionals around the world. Our partners – men/women, with different cultural backgrounds – have experience and expertise in business, governments and society. We have the knowledge, networks and methodologies to manage political-business risks and issues in a discrete way. We respect cultural differences and are dedicated to make a positive impact. Clients and projects are being treated confidential.

Our clients are Dutch and international companies in e.g. industry, energy, maritime, banking and international organisations. Currently some of the main issues we are currently working on are: impact of EU Green Deal and NL climate policies for industry; business and investment climate in NL; political dimensions re potential mergers & acquisitions in e.g. banking sector, the energy transition; doing business with e.g. China (including Taiwan) and India.

Board of Trustees

Rein Willems (Chair): former President Director Shell Netherlands; former Senator Dutch parliament

Kathleen Ferrier: Chair Netherlands UNESCO Commission, Professor Human Rights in Bangladesh, Co-Founder Bright Hong Kong

Michel de Jong: Head of Global Security COFRA Holding AG; Chair ASIS Benelux

Marnix Leijten: Managing Partner/Arbitration & Disputes Lawyer at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Gilberto Morishaw: Speaker, Student at Leiden University, Global Shaper, John Lewis Fellow

Elsine van Os: CEO & Founder Signpost Six

Anita Scholte op Reimer: VP Quality, Product Safety & Sustainability at AH/Ahold Delhaize

Marhijn Visser: Deputy Director International Affairs, VNO-NCW – MKB-Nederland

Stijn Vos: Managing Director ESDEC