President of the CIP Institute

He is Professor and Academic Director for the Executive PhD program at the Antwerp Management School and a visiting professor at various universities. Next to that, he is senior partner at PM Risk–Crisis–Change, an agency specialized in risk and crisis management. Since 2008 he has provided regular coaching and consultancy services in the field of risk and crisis management. In addition, he is the president of the CIP Institute, a nonprofit organization that brings together scientists and practitioners from various disciplines in an inspiring and innovative platform to exchange and develop knowledge about the Complex and Interactive Processes (CIP) in the field of crisis. The focus of his current research is on team dynamics in crisis teams, safety leadership, normal chaos, and the role of crisis communication during extreme events. [Belgium]