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Sander Balkenende MSc

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Veranderkundige | Corporate Antropoloog at Waardenkracht
📍 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Sander is a Corporate Anthropologist and Change Management expert who blends his background in anthropology with business administration. Leveraging experience from KPMG, he helps leaders at WaardenKracht and the Academie voor Organisatiecultuur facilitate strategic transformations. He holds an MSc from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is a Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner.

Based in Utrecht, Sander enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, and daughter. His personal interests include reading, playing guitar, indie music, and singer-songwriters. He values friendship and travel, and frequently watches films at the local Louis Hartlooper film house.

He has a passion for facilitating authentic encounters, whether between teams in merging organizations or around his own dinner table.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Veranderkundige | Corporate Antropoloog
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Organizational Culture
As a corporate anthropologist, he specializes in analyzing cultural patterns and designing rituals to drive meaningful change within organizations.
Change Management
A core part of his professional identity ("Veranderkundige"), he uses a well-equipped toolkit to guide organizations through complex transformations, drawing on his background at KPMG.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Veranderkundige | Corporate Antropoloog
Waardenkracht
1-2024
Associate Partner | Corporate Antropoloog
Academie voor Organisatiecultuur
9-2023
Raad van Advies & Guest Lecturer | Master Culture Organization & Management
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
4-2020
Co-Founder
Bot Uitgevers
10-2014 - 12-2023
Senior Manager Strategy & Operations - People & Change
KPMG Nederland
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Sander Balkenende - Academie voor Organisatiecultuur. Featured in YouTube
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Education
Master of Science (MSc)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Master of Science (MSc)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
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