Johan's mission at BankTrack is to ensure the organisation fullfills its mission, with everyone in the team thriving in their roles. In addition, as campaign lead on 'Banks and Pandemics' he seeks banks to help prevent future pandemics.

Johan has been the Coordinator and Executive Director of BankTrack ever since he helped cofound the BankTrack network in 2003. Prior to this, he worked for twelve years as a campaigner and coordinator of various international NGO networks, always with a focus on the financial sector. In 1992, he helped cofound the worldwide A SEED youth campaigners network, where he led the campaigns on multilateral banks. In 1998, he became coordinator of the ‘International Financial Institutions programme’ of Friends of the Earth International, which he led for four years before co-founding BankTrack.

Johan is a single father of four grown up kids. When he is not working, he spends a lot of his free time exploring the forests and fields across every forgotten corner of the Netherlands.

Ryan’s mission at BankTrack is to lead our 'Banks and Human Rights' campaign and ensure that our research and communications are in solid shape.

Ryan joined BankTrack in October 2012, and is Director of Communications & Research. He also coordinates BankTrack's campaign work on human rights. Before moving to Nijmegen he lived in Manchester where he worked at The Co-operative Group as a specialist in ethical finance. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Management Sciences from The University of Manchester and a MA in Sociology from Manchester Metropolitan University. He has two young children and enjoys books and films, spending time in the woods and training Capoeira Angola.

Maaike’s mission at BankTrack is to ensure that our ‘Banks and Climate’ campaign is effective in pushing banks to phase out all financing for the fossil fuel industry globally.

Maaike joined BankTrack as a Climate Campaigner in November 2020 and became the Campaign Lead for the Banks & Climate team in June 2021. She is a determined advocate for a green, feminist and anti-racist future. Maaike is happiest when she can be outside running or cycling, or playing her violin.

Maaike has a background in political science and international relations. Before joining BankTrack, she worked for peace organisation PAX, where she was part of several international disarmament coalitions, including the Nobel Peace Prize winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), and worked to hold financial institutions accountable for their investments in nuclear and other controversial weapons.

Raymon’s mission at BankTrack is to deliver top class graphic design for our website and publications, and ensure that our financial management and office systems are in good shape.

Raymon is originally from Nijmegen and has been working for BankTrack since September 2009. Raymon started out at BankTrack as a website manager, but gradually evolved his role in the organisation. He picked up bookkeeping and office management in his starting years. During that time, Raymon was also pursuing a career as an artist/designer. He eventually put his talents as a designer to work at BankTrack, starting in 2015. At the moment, he designs the looks of our websites and reports, coordinates and collaborates with our external web developers and acts as a safeguard to a consistent visual presence of the organisation.

In his free time, Raymon spends a lot of time playing the electric guitar and composes his own music. He is also into Shaolin Kung Fu, video games, walks in nature, playing board games and is a connoisseur of Dutch dark ales and stout beers.

Erik’s mission at BankTrack is to keep our website up to date and in good shape, and identify funding sources for our work.

Erik spent most of his working life as a salesman, and for the large part, this meant advising private and small business clients on insurance and financial products. At the same time, he worked as a volunteer for Amnesty International coordinating regional campaign work. Through an unlikely turn of events, he came across BankTrack whilst researching topics for a local newspaper and typing ‘Nijmegen’ into WikiLeaks. After writing an article about BankTrack, he decided that it would be the perfect organisation for him to work for - a crossroads between his background in finance and his human rights work. And so, he started in February 2016, eventually becoming BankTrack’s Website Content Manager.

Erik was educated at the HEAO Business School in Arnhem, where he studied Logistics, Marketing and Economics. Besides his work at BankTrack he volunteers as an editor for local newspaper De Nijmeegse Stadskrant, and at a local secondhand bookshop called Books4Life. He considers himself a nerdy text-driven book worm and still stubbornly believes he has it in him to write a work of fiction.

Henrieke’s mission at BankTrack is to stop banks from financing fossil fuel Dodgy Deals.

Henrieke joined BankTrack as a Climate Campaigner in March 2020. She is driven by a sense of urgency to take climate action alongside a motivation to support and work together with communities affected by bank financed projects and business activities. She has a passion for both food and music from around the world – attending festivals and concerts, discovering new artists and genres, as well as tasting food from different cultures and trying her hand at cooking them herself. When she’s not busy campaigning against dodgy deals, she likes to learn new dance styles. Currently she is following African and Brazilian dance classes, but in the past she has followed ballroom dancing, Zumba and modern dance classes. Before she cha-cha-cha-ed her way over to BankTrack, she worked for the campaign department of Dutch trade union FNV as an organiser and researcher. She holds a MSc in International Development Studies from Wageningen University & Research, and a BA in International Relations and International Organisation from the University of Groningen (RUG).

Giulia’s mission at BankTrack is to keep track of, and push banks to adopt robust human rights policies

Giulia joined BankTrack in March 2022 as a Human Rights Researcher and Campaigner. Her ambition is to work towards a fairer and more inclusive global economy, in which every company makes respect for people and planet part of everyday business. Her other priority in life is good food, having grown up in the rolling hills of Piedmont, Italy, which is world renowned for its rich culinary tradition, including wine and truffles. When not busy trying out new eateries, Giulia also enjoys sports, running, and spending time by the sea. Before BankTrack, Giulia worked at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, and at the International Code of Conduct Association. She holds a BA in Linguistics and International Relations from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, and a MA in International Affairs from the Graduate Institute in Geneva.

Will’s mission at BankTrack is to scrutinise financial flows to the coal industry, and use data to advocate for a just transition away from coal.

Will joined BankTrack as a Climate Campaigner in February 2023. He aims to build an evidence base on bank financing to the expanding areas of the global coal industry, highlight the worst cases of environmental destruction, and lobby commercial financiers to quit coal. He particularly aims to be led by civil society in the countries seeing the world’s largest coal investments. Will recently did a master’s degree in environmental science, focusing on the hydrology of peatland carbon sinks, and has grown up in the US and Kenya, before moving to London.

Roger's mission at BankTrack is to help our organisational and campaign work forward.

Roger joined BankTrack in January 2023. Educated in Nijmegen as a cultural psychologist, he spent his working life mostly outside the Netherlands in jobs varying from policy research to managing academic support departments, from development program management to organisational consultancy, and from managing a hotel to organising treks and expeditions. Married to a much smarter and technically gifted wife and father to four great kids, his major indulgences are a serious coffee addiction and exploring his living habitat on foot during long walks with wife and friends, or even longer jogs when on his own.

Deniz' mission at BankTrack is to help our Banks and Climate campaign forward.

Deniz started in January 2023 as an intern for the Banks and Climate campaign before she joined the team. She studied law (LLB) at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey, and then completed an LLM in International Law and Human Rights at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. 

Deniz believes in diversity of tactics, so she has also been active in Extinction Rebellion Netherlands since 2019. Apart from joining actions, she volunteers for the movements' legal team with great pleasure.

When she's not combating big oil's relentless destruction of the planet, she enjoys spending time with her dog Dobby, doing yoga, and reading. Whenever she has more time, she will be camping, searching for new places for wild swimming, and chasing street art to photograph.

Inés' mission at BankTrack is to help our Banks and Human Rights campaign forward.

Inés started in September 2023 as an intern for the Banks and Human Rights campaign. She studied Law at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and completed a Postgraduate in International and European Legal studies at the University of Antwerp and a Master in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Kent. Inés is deeply committed to social justice and human rights, and has collaborated as a volunteer with different social movements. In her free time, you can find her spending time in nature (the Catalan Pyrenees are her favourite spot) or enjoying good music.

Dakota's mission at BankTrack is to help our Banks and Human Rights campaign forward.

Dakota joined BankTrack in September 2023 as an intern for the Banks and Human Rights campaign. She holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Calgary as well as an LLB and LLM in International Human Rights and Economic Law from the University of Essex. She is passionate about protecting human rights and is committed to promoting ethical investment and responsible business practices within the financial sector. In her downtime, Dakota enjoys practising yoga and spending time outdoors—including hiking in the Rocky Mountains of Canada, where she grew up.

Quentin's mission at BankTrack is to analyse and keep track of bank climate and fossil fuel policies.

Quentin joined BankTrack in September 2023 as a Banks and climate policy Analyst. He has a Master's degree in International and European Environmental Law from Aix-Marseille University. Before joining BankTrack, he worked for five years at the International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA, Madrid, Spain). At IIDMA, Quentin analysed Spanish private companies' climate and environmental policies and was leading the engagement with banks, insurers and utilities. He also worked on energy transition-related topics such as gas power plants and green hydrogen value chain. When he is not working, Quentin is likely to be found training for his next marathon or learning about sport nutrition, physiotherapy and physical preparation. He also enjoys spending time outdoors and cooking.

Niklas' mission at BankTrack is to help the Banks and Steel project forward.

Niklas joined BankTrack in September 2023 as an intern for the Banks and Climate Campaign. He holds a BA in economics from the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz and is currently in his Masters in Socioeconomics at University Duisburg-Essen. Niklas is rooted in the fight for climate justice through several social movements and committed to fighting current systems of domination and oppression through solidarity and giving voice to demands of those most affected. In his free time he enjoys playing spikeball, beach volleyball and going to festivals in the summer and cosy cooking evenings with friends in the winter.