Erik heads the investment team at VGZ, a leading not-for-profit healthcare insurance cooperative servicing approximately 4 million Dutch members. VGZ’s investment portfolio has dual financial and sustainability objectives. These include amongst others a 10% allocation to impact investments by the end of 2025 and an active ownership stance with a particular focus on the public and private healthcare market space directly relevant to VGZ members. Erik joined VGZ in 2020, having worked previously at AXA Investment Managers, as a fiduciary manager to Dutch pension funds, ACTIAM, as its chief investment officer), Citigroup, in various alternative credit roles, and ING Investment Management, in several fixed Income roles. Erik holds a master’s degrees Econometrics obtained at Tilburg University in 1991.