Cornelia de Ruiter

Cornelia de Ruiter has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Cornelia is currently the Head of Benelux at August since March 2023. Prior to this, they were a Co-Founder at Homewings since 2016. From September 2008 to January 2016, they worked at Bain & Company as a Practice Area Manager, where they led new product development, spearheaded research, advised clients across industries, managed teams, and developed training programs. Before joining Bain & Company, they were a Lawyer specializing in Intellectual Property law at Freshfields from January 2003 to June 2006. Additionally, Cornelia was an MBA student at IESE Business School from August 2006 to May 2008.

Cornelia de Ruiter completed a short course on interior architecture, history of design, video graphics, and visual arts at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Florence in 1998. Cornelia then attended Leiden University from 1997 to 2002, but their degree and field of study are not specified. In 2006, they enrolled at IESE Business School, where they studied for two years. Their degree and field of study at IESE are not mentioned. In 2015, Cornelia briefly attended the University of the Arts London, focusing on interior design, although their degree name and field of study are not specified.