Following my studies in political economy, development and business administration, I worked on trade, industry and development policies, among others for the International Labour Organisation in Nigeria; the Dutch Foreign Service; Oxfam Novib; and more recently the European Union.

For the EU, I helped establish a joint undertaking in Barcelona supporting nuclear fusion development. I worked on humanitarian aid and health policies and more recently on our trade policy, leveraging EU trade for improving labour, human rights and environmental standards.

I was posted in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, where I served as head of the trade section of the EU Delegation, engaging government and civil society on free trade agreements, trade and sustainability and market access.

In January 2021, I was appointed head of the trade and economic section of the EU office to Hong Kong and Macao.