Full Name
Sjoerd van den Heuvel
Job Title
People Analytics Researcher
Company
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Speaker Bio
Sjoerd van den Heuvel Ph.D. is associate professor for Data-Driven Business & People Analytics at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht in the Netherlands. He is an international authority and a frequently asked speaker at business conferences and in-company trainings across the globe.
Sjoerd co-founded the very first Master of Science program ‘Data Driven Business’ in the Netherlands; a formally accredited, and by the Dutch Government funded, multi-disciplinary 1-year university program in which students master the role of Analytics Translator: the must have role for data driven organizations (source: McKinsey, 2018).
Sjoerd teaches Data Driven Decision Making and People Analytics to professionals, undergraduate and graduate students. His research focusses primarily on individual competencies and organizational capabilities required for successful Data Driven Business & People Analytics.
Sjoerd holds a Ph.D. degree in Human Resource Management from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and prior to his current position, he worked as a senior management consultant (Capgemini Consulting), senior Engagement & Retention advisor (Dutch Postal Service) and assistant professor in HRM (University of Amsterdam and Twente University).
In both his teaching and research activities, his core focus is on how to bridge the gap between science and practice, because that’s where the People Analytics magic happens!
Sjoerd co-founded the very first Master of Science program ‘Data Driven Business’ in the Netherlands; a formally accredited, and by the Dutch Government funded, multi-disciplinary 1-year university program in which students master the role of Analytics Translator: the must have role for data driven organizations (source: McKinsey, 2018).
Sjoerd teaches Data Driven Decision Making and People Analytics to professionals, undergraduate and graduate students. His research focusses primarily on individual competencies and organizational capabilities required for successful Data Driven Business & People Analytics.
Sjoerd holds a Ph.D. degree in Human Resource Management from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and prior to his current position, he worked as a senior management consultant (Capgemini Consulting), senior Engagement & Retention advisor (Dutch Postal Service) and assistant professor in HRM (University of Amsterdam and Twente University).
In both his teaching and research activities, his core focus is on how to bridge the gap between science and practice, because that’s where the People Analytics magic happens!
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