Gerben van Dam is an experienced internal accountant currently working at Gemeente Haarlem and Gemeente Zandvoort since January 2023, following a role as Internal Audit Manager at Gemeente Amsterdam from October 2018 to January 2023. Prior to that, Gerben held various positions at BDO Nederland, including Interim Head of Internal Audit and Policy Research, Audit Senior Manager, and Audit Manager from December 2011 to October 2018. A former Controller at Sanoma from May 2011 to December 2011, Gerben began an auditing career at Deloitte Accountants B.V. from September 2005 to April 2011. Gerben holds a RA degree from Koninklijk NIVRA/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2005-2010) and a Master's degree in Business Economics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2000-2004).