Tom Bakker

Tom Bakker is an experienced policy advisor currently at the Netherlands eScience Center since 2016. Previously, Tom worked as a consultant at TNO from 2012 to 2016, focusing on strategy and policy for the Information Society. Tom’s professional interests include entrepreneurship, smart industry, innovation models, data privacy, and European policy. Academically, Tom has a Ph.D. in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Amsterdam and has authored "Handboek Nieuwe Media." Additional roles include researcher and lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, treasurer and vice president of Promovendi Netwerk Nederland, and various positions in journalism and media from 1999 to 2007.