Thomas van Putten

Thomas van Putten has a strong background in business development, strategic partnerships, and management. Thomas currently holds the position of Head of Global Partnerships at Norrsken, where they lead the organization's efforts in cultivating collaborations and alliances on a global scale. Prior to this, they worked as the Head of Business Development at Rewire.to, playing a key role in the growth of the company's international banking platform for migrants. Thomas also has experience as a Strategic Business Development Manager at TRIBES MEDIA, where they were responsible for identifying opportunities in the market and driving aggressive growth efforts. Thomas has a solid educational background and participated in courses at The Clingendael Institute and Imtech N.V's management trainee program. Additionally, Thomas's experience as a Strategy Consultant at Global Accountability involved deploying compliance review mechanisms on complex international projects. Thomas also served as a Commercial Development Analyst at RELEX Oy, leading the team efforts for European expansion. Throughout their career, Thomas has worked with notable clients such as ArcelorMittal, Gazprom, and the OECD.

Thomas van Putten has a diverse education history. Thomas began by completing their High School education at Sint-Janslyceum from 1999 to 2005, where they studied Pre-University Education (VWO). Thomas then pursued their higher education at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) from 2006 to 2010, earning a Bachelor's degree in International Business Administration. During this time, they also spent one semester at Uppsala University in 2008 as part of an exchange program. Following their undergraduate studies, Thomas joined Aalto University from 2010 to 2012, where they obtained a Master's degree in Business Technology with a specialization in Finance. To further enhance their knowledge, they undertook specific courses in Computer Science with a focus on Cryptography at Stanford University in 2012, and Biology & Life Sciences Course on The Science of Gastronomy at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in the same year. More recently, in 2017, Thomas attended Growth Tribe to gain expertise in Growth Hacking and Engineered Marketing.