Team

Michel Scholte is the Executive Council Member and Co-Founder of the Impact Institute. He is a social entrepreneur dedicated to a more equitable economy. Michel is also the co-founder and executive director of True Price. He holds a variety of advisory board positions and is an alumnus of the Shapers Network of the World Economic Forum and a member of Worldconnectors. He holds an MSc degree in Sociology from the VU University Amsterdam, with a specialisation in research methods, politics and living wages. Michel is a frequently asked public speaker and opinionist in the field of impact measurement and valuation.

Reinier is Head of Research and he leads the development of new impact methodology. Reinier is proud to have published a review article on True Cost Accounting in Nature Food. Previously he was Research Associate at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Reinier holds a PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics from Leiden University. He was a world champion in debating (English-as-a-second-language) and a silver medalist at the International Biology Olympiad.

Menno is the CSRD lead at Impact Institute, managing the Education & Solutions team and driving the CSRD Business Development.  Menno has a two decade working experience in the field of sustainability, innovation in the sectors finance and technology. Menno has lead sustainability programs, strategy sessions and is seasoned in setting up new ventures. A.o. founder of Impact Nation sustainability accelerator from ABN AMRO and in the past two years part of NN Group sustainability education and strategy and innovation coaching. Menno is educated in the field of International Management, recently followed up by an MBA Sustainability & Systemic Change module: paper about the business opportunity of the circular economy. Menno is also well-versed in other impact themes as climate action, biodiversity, energy transition, sustainable IT, mobility and living. In his spare time, he is outside a lot playing golf with friends and family. Living together with Wendela and two teenage kids.

Loes is a Research Fellow. She holds a MSc in Climate Studies from Wageningen University and Research with a specialization in Biogeochemical Cycles, and previously obtained an interdisciplinary BSc in Earth Sciences. Before joining Impact Institute, she worked at Wageningen Environmental Research.

Bettina is a Research Fellow. She recently obtained her MSc in Law and Society: Governance and Global Development from Leiden University. Before moving to the Netherlands, Bettina worked as a Community Manager and Communications Lead at Impact Hub Hamburg. Her passion for promoting an impact economy already began during her undergraduate: Alongside studying Business Law and Business Psychology, she held leading roles at Enactus, a student initiative dedicated to Social Entrepreneurship. In her free time, Bettina enjoys writing poetry, dancing, and chasing tasty plant-based food.