Gert Jan Polhuijs has extensive experience in urban planning and mobility strategy. Since February 2017, Gert Jan has held roles as Strategisch adviseur Mobiliteit, Senior adviseur Mobiliteit, and Senior adviseur Stedelijke en Regionale Netwerken at Gemeente Rotterdam. Prior to this, Gert Jan worked at Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag as Kwartiermaker & Projectleider for the MIRT research on accessibility in the Rotterdam Den Haag area from May 2015 to August 2017. Gert Jan's career at Gemeente Rotterdam in stadsontwikkeling spanned from August 2012 to February 2017, where responsibilities included serving as Experienced Policy Advisor and participating in mobility and demand management at De Verkeersonderneming. Gert Jan's career began at Gemeente Rotterdam as an urban planner from August 2005 to July 2012. Gert Jan holds a Master's degree in Sociale geografie en planologie with a specialization in planologie from Utrecht University, completed in 2004.