Joost Schrage

Joost Schrage has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. Joost is currently working as a senior communicatieadviseur at the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties since November 2021. Prior to this, they served as the Employer Branding Lead at the Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken starting from January 2021. Joost also held the position of Werken bij de EU within the same ministry from January 2020 to December 2021.

Joost Schrage is also the founder and owner of Joost Schrage Merken & Werken since June 2010. Their work here involves advising and guiding organizations in their corporate and employment positioning, as well as providing creative inspiration for workshops, training sessions, brainstorming, and lectures.

Joost founded and owned De Zaak van Vertrouwen from January 2014 to December 2021. Additionally, they served as the interim responsibility for employer brand at Rijksoverheid from September 2018 to December 2019.

Prior to their entrepreneurial ventures, Joost Schrage worked as the founder and owner of Twitterkliniek from January 2011 to January 2014. Joost also held positions as Strategy Director at TMP Worldwide from May 2008 to June 2010, and as Strategy Director at ARA from July 2005 to April 2008.

Before starting their own ventures, Joost Schrage worked as a Managing Consultant at Berenschot from April 2004 to May 2005, and as a senior manager at Deloitte Human Capital Group from April 1997 to March 2004.

Joost Schrage attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 1980 to 1987, where they obtained a degree in Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde (Dutch Language and Literature).