Professor Sander Klous

Data & Analytics Leader

KPMG in the Netherlands

Sander is D&A Leader for KPMG in the Netherlands and professor in Big Data ecosystems for business and society at the University of Amsterdam. He has a PhD in high energy physics and worked for over a decade on a number of projects for CERN, the world’s largest physics institute in Geneva. His best-selling book We are Big Data was runner-up for the management book of the year award in 2015. His new book 'Trust in a Smart Society' is a top selling management book in the Netherlands.

  • Analytics capabilities
  • Big data governance
  • Data and Analytics

  • PhD High Energy Physics, Free University, Amsterdam

  • MSc Physics, Free University, Amsterdam

  • MSc Control Systems Engineering, U. of Hertfordshire

  • BSc Mechanical Engineering, HTS Alkmaar

  • Professor in Big Data Ecosystems for Business and Society at the University of Amsterdam