Tijmen Rooseboom joined NIMD as the organization’s new Executive Director (ED) as of 1 November 2024.

Rooseboom brings a wealth of experience in politics and public diplomacy to the table. He was the Special Envoy for the Sahel Region, also leading the West Africa and Great Lakes units at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Before talking on that role, Rooseboom was the Ambassador-at-Large for Youth, Education and Work at the Ministry, and developed and worked on the realization of the Youth at Heart strategy.