Meet our team

We’re a mixed bunch here at Akvo, and our diversity is key to our success. The team is made up of over 100 bright minds and passionate hearts, from software developers to monitoring and evaluation specialists; from data scientists to water quality experts.

A thorough understanding of local context is key in providing partners with the best possible support. That’s why we have regional hubs on five continents to provide local knowledge and expertise to our partners. The rest of our team work remotely from places like Sweden, Bangladesh, Colombia, Spain, Australia, the United Kingdom, Nepal and Uganda.

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  • Jeroen van der Sommen

    Co-founder & director, Amsterdam

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  • Peter van der Linde

    Co-founder & Americas hub manager, Amsterdam

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  • Kathelyne van den Berg

    Chief financial officer & director, Amsterdam

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  • Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson

    Co-founder & senior advisor, Stockholm

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  • Daniel Sunnerek

    Developer, Gothenburg

  • Linda Leunissen

    Art director, London

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  • Loïc Sans

    Design & user interface lead, Helsinki

  • Charlotte Soedjak

    Medior expert PMEL, Amsterdam

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  • Emeline Bereziat

    Programme manager, West Africa

  • Phylis Gichuru Webi

    Finance, HR & office manager, Nairobi

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  • Francis Warui

    Project manager, Nairobi

  • Hans Merton

    Director of operations, Amsterdam

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  • Joy Ghosh

    Senior data services expert, Denpasar

  • Isha Parihar

    Project officer, Delhi

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  • Rajashi Mukherjee

    Senior planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PMEL) expert, Kolkata

  • Iván Perdomo

    Developer, Pamplona

  • Andrew Molo

    Medior data expert, Nairobi

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  • Emmanuel Mulo

    Developer, Barcelona

  • Jigmy Lama

    Project manager, Kathmandu

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  • Lars Heemskerk

    Data services expert, Amsterdam

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  • Abdoulaye Semdé

    Burkina Faso hub manager, Ouagadougou

  • Jana Gombitova

    Product manager, Amsterdam

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  • Kiarii Ngua

    Interaction designer, Helsinki

  • Geert Soet

    Data services expert, Amsterdam

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  • Annabelle Poelert

    PMEL expert, Amsterdam

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  • Banzoumana Coulibaly

    Project manager, Bamako

  • Cica Sumiasih

    Office manager, Denpasar

  • Ayan Biswas

    East Africa hub manager, Nairobi

  • Werner Coombe

    Senior finance manager, Amsterdam

  • Maaike van der Velden

    Talent growth & HR manager, Amsterdam

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  • Ingrid Budil

    Office manager, Amsterdam

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  • Anita van der Laan

    Global team manager, Amsterdam

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  • Ima Puspita Sari

    Project manager, Denpasar

  • Samuel Thomas

    Developer, Delhi

  • Harro Riedstra

    Programme manager, Amsterdam

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  • Olivia Mary Nalweyiso

    Programme manager, Nairobi

  • Rabdo Abdoulaye

    Project manager, Ouagadougou

  • Birama Sangaré

    Project officer, Bamako

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  • Wendemi Ilboudo

    Finance and HR administrator, Ouagadougou

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  • Puneeth Chaganti

    Developer, Bangalore

  • Valeria Rogatchevskikh

    Developer, Barcelona

  • Karmath Subedi

    Project officer, Kathmandu

  • Walter van Opzeeland

    Mali hub manager, Bamako

  • Anthony Gonzalez

    PMEL data solution expert, Amsterdam

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  • Georgia Walker

    Communications manager, Amsterdam

  • Daniel Lebrero

    Developer, Zaragoza

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  • Ilyasse Kabore

    Data services expert, Ouagadougou

  • Andreas Jonsson

    Computer consultant, Skellefteå

  • Eric Siegel

    Project officer, Bogotá

  • Deden Bangkit

    Data services expert, Denpasar

  • Juan Antonio Ruz Velasco

    Developer, Sevilla

  • Mert Blommestijn

    Project officer, Amsterdam

  • Irene Westra

    Medior Data Expert, Nairobi

  • Martin Christov

    Developer, Sofia

  • Carmen Wolvius

    Data services expert, Amsterdam

  • Florent Bobakebe Some

    Programme manager, Ouagadougou

  • Franky Li

    Programme manager, Amsterdam

  • Karen Blanken
    Karen Blanken

    HR officer, Amsterdam

  • Olivier Boroma Sanou
    Boroma Tidiane Olivier Sanou

    Project officer, Ouagadougou

  • Mercy Makena

    Project manager PMEL, Nairobi

  • Jesee W. Kinyanjui

    Programme manager, Nairobi

  • Ousmane Sanogo

    Programme manager, Bamako

  • Nisa Rachmatika

    Project officer, Denpasar

  • Jildemarie Brouwer
    Jildemarie Brouwer

    Project officer, Amsterdam

  • Tessa Laan
    Tessa Laan

    Senior PMEL advisor, Amsterdam

  • Mariame
    Mariame Diabate

    Admin and communications assistant, Bamako

  • Malado Bayoko

    Project assistant, Bamako

  • Fatiman Alher

    Project officer, Ouagadougou

  • Jochem van Berne

    Head of marketing and communications, Amsterdam

  • Iwan Firmawan
    Iwan Firmawan

    Front end developer, Purbalingga