Members of the Board of Governors

The ASC has its own Board of Governors whose five members represent the political, scientific, business, diplomatic and media sectors in the Netherlands.
The Board currently consists of five members: 

Ms. A.M.A. van Ardenne (Chair) President Productschap Tuinbouw
Prof. dr. J.B. Opschoor (Vice-chair) The Institute of Social Studies and the VU University, Amsterdam
Dr. B.S.M. Berendsen Former ambassador to Tanzania
Ms. J. Groen Journalist with the Volkskrant
A. Lenstra Former Vice President of Unilever

The Board of Governors in 2012
From left to right: Anton Lenstra, Bernard Berendsen, Janny Groen, Hans Opschoor, Trix Ambags, and Agnes van Ardenne

Former members 

Ms. B.E.A. Ambags Former ambassador to Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe
M.J. van den Berg Former member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party; former director Novib
Ms. K.G. Ferrier Member of Parliament representing the CDA party
Prof. Mr. P.H. Kooijmans   †
13 februari 2013
Former International Court of Justice, The Hague; former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Prof (em.) dr. G. Lycklama à Nijeholt

Former Member of the Senate of the States General; former professor at the Institute of Social Studies

Ms. M.M. Monteiro Director Hivos; former director Personal Services Overseas, The Hague
Ir. Ing. J.I.R. Roest Former director of Vlisco BV
Prof. dr. A. de Ruijter Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tilburg
Ms. E.M.A. Schmitz Former judge, Zwolle Law Courts; former Deputy Minister of Justice and Mayor of Haarlem
E.W. Wits Former representative of Heineken for Africa, Amsterdam