The Organization


In July 2022, the CVD Foundation was established after years of preparation and bilateral collaboration projects among CVD partners. This foundation is non-profit and registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number 86879111. The Supervisory Board, consisting of the chairpersons of the collaborating partners, plays a crucial role in governance. The Program Council includes subject matter experts from the knowledge institutions collaborating with the CVD.


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Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board consists of the chairpersons of the collaborating partners, as of 2023:

  • Ton Heerts, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mayor of the Municipality of Apeldoorn
  • Anka Mulder, Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Executive Board of Saxion University of Applied Sciences
  • Ellen Marks, Chair of the Executive Board of ROC Aventus
  • Vinod Subramaniam, Chair of the Executive Board of the University of Twente
  • Leonard Kok, General Director of the Police Academy
  • IJLe Stelstra, General Director of NIPV

Program Council

The Program Council consists of subject matter experts from collaborating knowledge institutions, as of 2023:

  • Jan Willem Meinsma, Vice-Chair of the Executive Board of Saxion University of Applied Sciences
  • Petjo Molenaar, Sector Director of ROC Aventus
  • Maarten van Steen, Scientific Director of the DSI Institute, University of Twente
  • Kathelijne van Kammen, Deputy Director of the Police Academy
  • Coby Flier, Manager of NIPV

Management and Program Management

The Director-Executive, appointed by the Supervisory Board since July 2022, is Ben Kokkeler.

The Program Management Team:

  • Ben Kokkeler, Chair
  • Lydia van der Hulst, Research
  • Mark Dorenbusch, Education
  • Leontien Kalverda, LLO
  • Vacant, Entrepreneurship
  • Victor Ledeboer, Strategic Advisor
  • Jeffrey Prins, Controller
  • Jorieke Tubben, Management assistant

Strategic Coalition for Digital Security (Partner Council)

The statutes of the CVD Foundation provide for a Partner Council that supports the foundation in developing strategy and program portfolios. Given this mandate and the composition of the Partner Council, we organize this body as the Strategic Coalition for Digital Security.

This Coalition consists of companies, social organizations, and networks that are strategically important for the development of the CVD. Alongside these partners, the CVD aims to make a powerful contribution to the national and East Netherlands innovation ecosystem in the fields of security and digitalization.

Starting in 2024, the Coalition is fully formed, with consultations taking place in five clusters of organizations: (i) large data organizations developing an LLO program with the CVD; (ii) large national security organizations (Army, Royal Marechaussee, National Police, Police East, Safety Regions); (iii) governments and public networks in East Netherlands; (iv) SME networks and clusters in East Netherlands; and (v) public (network) organizations and government partners.



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