About us

Who we are

We are curious, listen, learn and are solution-oriented.

We are objective in our work, independent and strongly committed to integrity.

We are engaged and motivated by social results.

Pieter Stemerding

Pieter has been committed to a just and sustainable world for more than 25 years. In his view, philanthropy plays a crucial role in this as the ‘capacity for change’. It inspires Pieter to give substance to the desire of principals to make a tangible difference on important social issues.

Since April 2017, Pieter has been supporting families and companies in developing and deploying their strategic approaches, programs and philanthropic organizations. From 2007 to 2017 he was director of Adessium Foundation, a Dutch family foundation. He also worked at WWF Netherlands, FAO in Rome and UNDP in New York and is a member of several boards. In these functions, Pieter built and led organizations, teams and programs. He is described as strategic, result-oriented and enthusiastic.

Pieter obtained an MSc in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam, after studying French for a year at the Sorbonne in Paris. He likes to sail on the Frisian waters and enjoys cycling. He is married and lives with his wife and two children in Amersfoort.

Pieter is a columnist for De Dikke Blauwe. Read his latest articles here.