Bob van der Zande

Biography: Bob van der Zande is Urban Strategist. Advisor of Cities, Investors and Developers. He is the Program Lead of the timber construction ambition in the residential development of the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam. Member of the Board of Built by Nature, Chair of the Houtivation Foundation. He is experienced in creating sustainable social impact, inclusive area development, and known for his public-private collaboration approach (Triple Helix). Past chair of ULI the Netherlands, member of the European Urban Regeneration Council of ULI, participant of 5 ULI Advisory Services Panels and Global ULI Trustee. Bob van der Zande has been working in the public sector for several decades for the City of Amsterdam and the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam (MRA). He was Director Residential Markets for the City of Amsterdam/ MRA 2009-2019. Responsible for several residential programmes in the city and the region, such as the midsegment rental housing, the self-built housing programme and student and youth housing. He graduated as urban designer at the Delft University of Technology in 1978.