MA, Columbia University; MS in Commercial Engineering, University of Leuven; language certificates from universities in Spain, Germany, France and Italy. Economist, entrepreneur, and freelance journalist, beyondbrics, the emerging markets hub of The Financial Times. Has published articles in Die Handelszeitung (Switzerland), The Philadelphia Inquirer (US), De Tijd and L'Echo (Belgium), and Het Financieele Dagblad (the Netherlands), among others.