Our team

Get to know the team behind the business school!

Senior Experts

We work with a diverse base of lecturers but some are more involved in the general development of our portfolio and programmes.

Bert Stuij Senior Expert

Bert Stuij (MSc.) is Senior Expert at our Business School and Manager National Programmes/Energy at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency RVO, a government institution. Stuij works on our programme development and education with a specific focus on energy transition. At RVO, Stuij is responsible for renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy innovation policy. In 2022 he takes part in the Expert Team Energy Systems 2050 of the ministry of Climate and Energy of the Dutch National Government. Previously Stuij worked in the private sector for Shell and at various semi-private institutions (Novem) and government agencies (SenterNovem, AgentschapNL).

Earl Goetheer, Scientific Programme Advisor New Energy Business School

Earl Goetheer Scientific Programme Advisor

Prof. Dr. Earl Goetheer holds an MSc in Organic Chemistry and Process Engineering from Wageningen University and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology, where he specialized in high-pressure CO₂ applications. With over 25 years of experience in the field of chemical engineering, he has built a distinguished career at the intersection of academia, innovation, and industry.

Currently, Earl serves as Chief Technology Officer at HighTechXL, a leading deep-tech venture builder based in the Netherlands. HighTechXL has supported the acceleration of 63 startups and the creation of over 20 new ventures. In addition to his role at HighTechXL, Earl is appointed as a part-time professor at Delft University of Technology, where he focuses on the field of Power-to-Chemicals and key lecturer at New Energy Business School.

He is the author of more than 100 scientific publications and holds over 55 patents in the area of process engineering.