Gerben Zegelaar

Gerben Zegelaar is a strategic advisor in the social domain, currently serving at Gemeente Ridderkerk since January 2024. Previously, Zegelaar worked as a strategic advisor and program manager for the BAR-organisatie from January 2014 to January 2024, and as a coordinator and policy advisor in youth care. Prior experience includes a role as a senior policy officer at the Jeugdhulp Rotterdam-Rijnmond with Gemeente Rotterdam from September 2014 to December 2016, and positions at Gemeente Barendrecht from February 2010 to December 2013, covering areas such as real estate, welfare, culture, and childcare. Zegelaar holds an MSc in policy and politics from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2008-2009) and a BSc in public administration from the same university (2005-2009), along with a VWO diploma in Economics and Society from De Lage Waard Papendrecht (1999-2005).