Derk Berends

Derk Berends currently serves as Adviseur Bestuurlijke Zaken for the gemeente Utrecht and has held multiple advisory and leadership roles within various municipalities through BMC, including Senior adviseur Politiek en Bestuur, Raadsgriffier for Ermelo, and Raadsadviseur for Hilversum. Prior to this, Derk Berends was the Secretaris/onderzoeker for the rekenkamercommissie in gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch and Raadsgriffier in gemeente Montferland, where responsibilities included advising the municipal council and the mayor. Derk Berends also has experience as an adviser at Jacques Necker bv, focusing on political and administrative research and consultancy. Educational background includes a Master of Science in Political Science from Radboud University.