Jeroen van Straten

Jeroen van Straten has extensive experience in project management and urban development, currently serving as ambtelijk opdrachtgever and project director at Gemeente Amsterdam since September 2014. Responsibilities include overseeing high-impact and high-risk projects, such as the comprehensive redevelopment of Leidseplein and the construction of a large parking garage beneath the Singelgracht. From 1999 to the present, Jeroen has held senior project management roles at the Projectmanagementbureau Gemeente Amsterdam, leading significant initiatives including the Rode Loper project and the transformation of Overamstel into a residential/work district. Previous positions include senior project manager at Gemeente Amstelveen and landscape designer/project leader at Gemeente Haarlemmermeer. Jeroen holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences and has further education from Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten.