Boards
EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board of JASON is responsible for day-to-day operations and bears final responsibility for the policy pursued by the institute. Currently, the Executive Board consists of 10 students and young-professionals.
GENERAL BOARD
The general board of JASON is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the activities of the executive board. Furthermore, the general board provides the executive board with solicited and unsolicited recommendations. The general board currently consists of 11 professionals who have a military, security and/or foreign policy background.
Colonel mr. Niels Woudstra
Teacher in Operational Analysis, Faculty of Militairy Sciences NDA (Netherlands Defence Academy), recently returned from the MINUSMA Mission in Mali
Colonel RNLMC (ret.) M.J.M.S. Hekkens
Acting Head of Field Office (Garowe) / Maritime Adviser to Puntland State of Somalia at EUCAP Somalia
Drs. Willemijn Aerdts
Teacher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (Leiden University)
Ms. Hester Torn
Strategy, Information Management & Innovation Advisor at the ministry of Foreign Affairs
Drs. mr. Simon Minks
Senior Public Prosecutor, Openbaar Ministerie Den Haag
Drs. Hans Rouw
Program Lead Protections of Civilians at PAX for peace
Reinier Bergema
Research Fellow and Program Manager at the ICCT
Daan Rijnders
Cyber Secure The Hague Lead at the City of The Hague
Drs. Thierry van der Horst
Policy Officer at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Drs. Goos Hofstee
Training and Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute