Ruben Nieuwenhuis

Ruben Nieuwenhuis is Entrepreneur in Residence acting as director StartupAmsterdam. He was a driving force in connecting the leading Dutch Startup Initiatives & Tech Clusters into a catalyst program: StartupDelta. He is Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the City of Amsterdam (a.i.) and Digital Leader of The World Economic Forum. Nieuwenhuis was the last years involved in various startups and projects: i.e. DutchBasecamp, CodeUur, Open Cities, and FellowForce. Co-author of the book StartupCity, providing insights in how the public sector can engage with the private sector to form initiatives that boost the startup worlds ecosystem. Nieuwenhuis has lived and worked in Bay Area, Russia, Kazakstan and is currently working in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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