Meet the board

Before joining Cordaid in October 2023, Heleen van den Berg was the director of National Assistance at the Netherlands Red Cross. In the preceding years, she held different board positions at IOM and the Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB), where she led the marketing department for four years.

Heleen is a seasoned director. With her social commitment, international experience, and connecting leadership, she is determined to make the organisation and its work for people in fragile settings future-proof.

‘I feel very connected to Cordaid’s mission to work for – and together with – people who live in the world’s most challenging areas and circumstances,’ says Van den Berg. ‘Poverty and insecurity are on the rise worldwide, and Cordaid links emergency relief to structural development wherever it is needed most. I believe in this approach and the power of partnerships and collaboration.’

Other functions: member of the Supervisory Board at the Prison Gate Museum and the Historical Museum in The Hague.

Current function: Managing partner Deloitte Legal in the Netherlands, Professor Rule of Law, Society and Legal Practice at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Other functions: Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Red Cross Hospital in Beverwijk, Chair of the Ronald McDonald Huis Emma in Amsterdam, Chair of the Board of Governors of Leiden University

Current function: Chair of GGZ, the national organisation for mental healthcare

Other functions: Member of the Supervisory Board SIC, Chair of the Supervisory Board ARQ National Psycho Trauma Centre, Chair of the Christian Social Congress

Current function: Fund Manager Triodos Investment Management

Other functions: Board Member Women in Financial Services

Current function: De Zee Consulting, freelance financial consultant

Other functions: Member of the Supervisory Board of ARKIN (GGZ) Amsterdam, Member of the ROM Supervisory Board, Utrecht region, Member of the Supervisory Board of Groene Hart Hospital, Director KHMW (Royal Dutch Society of Sciences), Member of the Supervisory Board of DICA (Dutch Institute of Clinical Audits), Member of the Board of Foundation for Natural Leadership (FNL)

Other functions: Chair of the Stichting Diaconaal Centrum Pauluskerk Rotterdam, Member of the Supervisory Board GGZ WNB (Westelijk Noord-Brabant)

Current function: JN2consult, Human Resources & Organisational Development

Other functions: Member of the Supervisory Board St Jansdal Ziekenhuis, Member of the Supervisory Board Klaverblad Verzekeringen

Current function: Secretary General at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap)

Other functions: Board Member of the Roosevelt Foundation

Current function: Rector of the Roman Catholic Church De Krijtberg

Other functions: Chair of the foundation of the Roman Catholic Church De Krijtberg in Amsterdam, Board Member of the Sint Bonifaciusstichting in Nijmegen, Board Member of the Kardinaal Alfrink Vredesfonds, Member of the International Development Group of the Jesuit Refugee Service International

It has been agreed with the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board that Father J. Stuyt will refrain from discussion and decision-making if the subject of financing the Jesuit Refugee Service is on the agenda.

Current function: Director HR and Senior Advisor & Researcher at the Dutch Research Institute For Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam

Other functions: Organisational Lead of Design Impact Transition (DIT) platform, a strategic initiative of Erasmus University Rotterdam