Wouter van Diemen de Jel

My name is Wouter van Diemen de Jel, born twenty eight years ago in The Hague and now living in the lovely city of Utrecht. I have one brother, living in Utrecht as well.

After high school in The Hague, I decided to study one year at a US college in Maryland, for a broad study orientation and to experience the United States.

After this year I went to Enschede in the east of the Netherlands to study Public Policy, with a Master in European Studies. Besides my study, I became a member of the European Study Association and became a member of the board of the Public Policy Study Association. Together my internship at the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. these activities really broadened my world.

In 2006 I moved to Utrecht where I have lived since. Since these two years I have been enjoying this city. In this city I became a member of Rotaract Utrecht.

Furthermore I play volleybal here with my friends, listen to different styles of music and enjoy city trips to other European cities. During the last three years I have been working for APG Group, the second biggest organization for pension funds of the world.

It administers the collective pension funds for the government, educational and construction industry and invests the 200 billion euro assets. As a project leader, it is my responsibility to implement new elements to the organization, running from a change in the organizational structure to a new way to communicate with the one million participants of the pension fund. My jobs, Rotaract and the various hobbies keep my very busy. But in April, I hope to combine all these in Brasil.