Louise van Schaik

Project Manager, Head of Sustainability Research, The Clingendael Institute
Professional background

Dr. Louise van Schaik is the Project Manager of the Planetary Security Initiative. She is the Head of the Clingendael International Sustainability Centre at the Clingendael Institute. She is also a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). Her fields of expertise are climate change & natural resources, global health and EU external action. Louise has considerable experience with the acquisition, development and management of (large) research projects for various clients. She has a Master's degree in Public Administration from Leiden University (2003) and a PhD in Political Science from the KU Leuven (2010).