Jan Willem joined Gilde in 2024 as Partner and Head of Investor Relations. He is responsible for capital raising, relationship management, marketing and communications for Gilde Healthcare.

Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Jan Willem was a partner at Prime Ventures having previously held senior roles at Arcano Partners and Adveq Management AG (now Schroders Capital), during his time at Adveq Jan Willem was a board member of the Dutch Private Equity Association (NVP). He began his career in financial services at Kas Bank N.V.

Jan Willem has a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and completed executive programs at Harvard Business School.