André Dellevoet

Mr Dellevoet, from The Netherlands, holds a Masters in Law from Maastricht University (the Netherlands) and a Masters Degree in Political Science from Leiden University (the Netherlands). Mr Dellevoet is an expert in private sector development, development finance, corporate social responsibility and good governance, having worked with over 600 companies across Africa under different private sector development programs.

He began his career in the Dutch diplomatic service in 1991, working mostly on African affairs and was the chief adviser on economic growth and private sector development in Africa for the Directorate General for International Cooperation at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS). He has lived and worked for most of his career in various African countries, amongst them; Zambia, Namibia, Uganda, Kenya and the DRC. He has worked with international private partners such as AGRA, the Gates Foundation and SNV as well as a large number of bilateral and multilateral development partners such as the EC, World Bank and the African Development Bank. As of August 2019, Mr. Dellevoet joined the team of international projects at MSM.

Mr. Dellevoet has served as a Member of the Board of Pugwash, The Netherlands, on the North-South Advisory Committee to the Members of Parliament of the Dutch Labour Party, on the Board of the Dutch National Commission for Sustainable Development and on the Board of The Netherlands-Africa Business Council. He is an alumni of the Said Business School of Oxford University.