Irene van den Brink

Irene van den Brink has worked in various roles in the insurance and banking industries since 2000. Irene began their career as a Senior Consultant at Atos KPMG Consulting, where they were responsible for assessing and designing customer management solutions. In 2004, they moved to VODW Marketing as a Managing Consultant, managing business innovation projects in large international companies. In 2010, they took a sabbatical leave to live and work in Buenos Aires as a Consultant brand strategy and innovation at Interbrand Buenos Aires. In 2012, they joined InShared as the Director Business Development, where they were responsible for the international expansion of InShared and fintech entity OutShared. In 2017, they became a Supervisory Board Member of DutchBasecamp, helping start-ups to translate ambitions into a solid action plan to execute their international ambitions. In 2018, they joined Digital Insurance Group as the CCO, where they enabled insurers, banks and other companies to offer fully integrated insurance solutions to their customers. In 2022, they became the Insurance Innovation and Insurtech Specialist at The DIA Community, as well as the Founder of Blue Sky Ventures, where they serve as a freelance board advisor for digital strategies and business models.

Irene van den Brink began their education in 1993 when they attended HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) and obtained a BBA in International Business Administration in 1997. Irene then attended Radboud University and obtained a drs (MA) in Business - Strategy, Marketing, Distribution Management in 1999. In 2007, they attended IMD with a focus on OWP.