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Staff
A highly qualified and dedicated team runs the Itinera Institute, organizes its various activities, conducts research, writes articles and functions as the face of the institute to the outside world. In accordance with the basic tenet of the institute, the staff primarily reflects a young generation of scholars committed to societal reform.
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prof. dr. Marc De Vos Director marc.devos@itinerainstitute.org Marc De Vos holds a Licentiate and Doctorate in Law (Universiteit Gent), a Master in Social Law (Université Libre de Bruxelles), and a Master of Laws (Harvard University). He is the director of the Itinera Institute and teaches Belgian, European and international employment and labour law, as well as American law, at Ghent University and the University of Brussels (VUB). He frequently publishes, lectures and debates on issues of labour and employment law, European integration, labour market reform, pensions, healthcare, ageing and the welfare state, both nationally and internationally, and in academic, professional and policy circles, as well as in the media.
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Ivan Van de Cloot Chief Economist ivan.vandecloot@itinerainstitute.org Ivan Van de Cloot studied economics at the University of Antwerp and was research assistant for two years in the domain of public finances. As a consultant he helped preparing the liberalisation of the gas and electricity market in Belgium. Afterwards he worked as an economist for the research department of ING/BBL for 6 years. On top of cyclical analysis he specialized in the analysis of the structural characteristics of the Belgian economy. Ivan wrote about pensions but also about the liberalisation of the railway traffic, de economic aspects of immigration, entrepreneurship and healthcare. As a commentator for financial and economic events, he often appears in the written and audio-visual media. He has a column in De Tijd and De Morgen.
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prof. dr. Johan Albrecht Senior Fellow johan.albrecht@itinerainstitute.org Johan Albrecht studied at the universities of Ghent and Oxford and has a PhD in environmental economics from Ghent University. A senior fellow at the Itinera Institute, he teaches economic analysis of environmental law and environmental economics at Ghent University, as well as a course on the US economy (Antwerp University, MA American Studies). He is the author of two books and over thirty publications in international journals and volumes. As scientific advisor, he worked for Belgian and international organisations.
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prof. dr. Jean Hindriks Senior Fellow jean.hindriks@itinerainstitute.org Jean Hindriks obtained his BA, MA and PhD in Economics at the University of Namur. A former lecturer in economics at the University of Exeter and at Queen Mary, University of London, he is a senior fellow at the Itinera Institute and professor in Economics at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL). He also serves as co-director of Center of Operations Research and Economics (CORE) and as director of Undergraduate Studies in Economics and Management at the UCL. A co-editor of several academic journals and a member of the International Monetary Fund’s panel of fiscal experts, he has published widely and internationally on issues of public economics and political economy.
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François Daue Senior Fellow francois.daue@itinerainstitute.org François Daue obtained his Licenciate and Master in Economics at the University of Namur. After two years of research for scientific policy programme services, he was during six years the adjunct director for the French-speaking federation of hospitals (FIHW). He was administrator-director at Deloitte & Touche Belgium where he led during ten years the consulting department for the healthcare sector, and served as European director of the Healthcare Business Group for Deloitte & Touche. He is currently a senior fellow at the Itinera Institute and focuses on health care policy.
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Naïm Cordemans Fellow naim.cordemans@itinerainstitute.org Naïm Cordemans holds a Degree in Economics (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and a Master of Arts in European Economics (College of Europe). After an internship at the Cabinet of the European Commissioner Louis MICHEL he is now a fellow at the Itinera Institute. His research focuses on the following issues: economy, education & innovation, employment, ageing & pensions and energy & environment. |
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Brieuc Van Damme Fellow brieuc.vandamme@itinerainstitute.org Brieuc Van Damme holds a Bachelor Degree in Economic and Social Sciences (Namur Universisty, 2004),a Master in Economic Sciences – international and development economics specialization (Leuven University, 2006) and a Master of Arts in European Economics (College of Europe, 2007). After his Government and Public Services consultant job at Accenture, Brieuc joined the Itinera team in March 2008. |
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Katrien Schollaert Events & Communication Manager katrien.schollaert@itinerainstitute.org Katrien Schollaert studied History at the University of Gent.
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Françoise Vanhee Office Manager francoise.vanhee@itinerainstitute.org Françoise Vanhee holds a master in Philosophy (ULB, 1992) and in International Relations (KUL, 2003). Françoise worked in several ministerial cabinets, first as coordinator, then as cabinet secretary and finally as counsellor as well as for newspapers as Metro and De Tijd. She is trilingual and has a good knowledge of German and Spanish. |