Erik Thijs Wedershoven

Erik Thijs Wedershoven is Director at NPM Capital, a long-term investor based in the Netherlands, where he is responsible for sustainable investing. In his work, he mainly focuses on strategy (operationalization) as well as managing and measuring social impact. O

Professional background
Before joining NPM, he worked at EY, KPMG and NCDO; one example of the work he has done is the project he did together with a team for Volvo Group on the societal costs and benefits of fully electric public transport. He also was Youth Representative to the United Nations General Assembly and a member of the Dutch government’s delegation to the UN Millennium Summit in 2005, UN General Assembly in 2004 and 2005, and UN Commission on Sustainable Development in 2006.

He studied Economics and Political Science at the University of Maastricht and UC Berkeley. In 2011 he graduated from Sciences Po Paris and London School of Economics and Political Science LSE) with a dual degree Master in Public Administration (MPA).

Erik Thijs is French-Dutch and is an active judo player in his spare time.