| Period | Education |
| 1982-1988 | Pre-university education: VWO (Voortgezet Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs) |
| 1988-1994 | Economics at University of Amsterdam Main subject: Management Information Science ("Bestuurlijke informatiekunde") Foundation course (“Propedeuse”) with honours degree Master’s degree (“Doctoraal”) |
| 1993 | Course Advanced Information Systems (MBA) at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) |
| 1995 | BAAN Tools (4GL) |
2000 | APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management |
2006 | Microsoft certified in Axapta 3.0 Financials |
2008 | PRINCE2 Foundation (certified) |