Who I am …
Of course this is a Socratic question. One answer could be: I am the sum of all my encounters.
What helped was living in seven different countries, studying history & philosophy, spending a decade and a half as a journalist (all media, almost all positions, all over the world) and more than two as a board room consultant (Europe, Africa, Middle East), in the meantime constantly writing (about too many subjects).
| Children? | Two sons! |
| Marital status | Yes |
| Home? | Amsterdam |
| Hobbies? | Yes |
| Specialisation? | Africa, Middle East, Islam, historiography, France |
| Dream? | Understanding Tao |
| Fear? | Populism, China’s supremacy, Europe’s disintegration |
| Pets? | No |
| Car? | Defender |
| Languages? | Seven |
| Destination? | Horizon |
What I do …
Currently I am almost a fulltime writer, but also …
- Owner of Blaisse Concepts
- On the Supervisory Board of The New School
- Foreign editor at Argus, a bi-weekly magazine
- Board member of Yonten Foundation
- Curator of the ByDesign museum in Amsterdam (under construction)
- Co-launcher of Eau Secours!, hand wash and sanitizer, for a cleaner & healthier life, in collaboration with Save the Children. Target: African children in critical situations, in need of clean drinking water.
Where to find me …
I sincerely dislike Facebook!
And Instagram!