I am originally from Belgium. After completing an MBA at UCL (Université Catholique de Louvain), I began my professional journey in development by working for nine years in Bangladesh as an NGO (charity) coordinator. Later, I served as a product manager at GE Medical Systems in Paris before moving to Vietnam and Cambodia, where I have spent the majority of my life. I am the founder of Mekong Plus (an international NGO) and co-founder of three local NGOs in Vietnam and Cambodia.