Nick van Dam is visionary, consultant and thought leader in learning and development.
He is the Global Director Learning, e-Learning Solutions and Technologies for Deloitte with 170.000 employees’ globally and engagement advisor for clients at Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Practice.
As an internationally thought leader in Learning, Mr. van Dam has written articles and has been quoted by The Financial Times, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, Management Consulting, Learning & Training Innovations Magazine, T+D Magazine, Bizz Magazine, and The India Times. Nick was nominated on the 2004 Global list of “New Innovators Changing the Face of Corporate Learning, by Capgemini’s Les Fontaines Business Learning Forum. His work received the Financial Times/CUX Award for ‘Innovative Best Practices in Learning’ (2001) and ‘Using Technology to Create a Continuous Learning Environment’ (2002).
He is a columnist for CLO Magazine (US) and Intellectueel Kapitaal Magazine (The Netherlands). He has authored and co-authored a number of books including; Organization & Management, an international approach (1991-2007 Dutch and English); Change Compass, 2001; The e-Learning Fieldbook, 2004 ( Mandarin Edition- 2006), The Business Impact of e-Learning, 2005, and ‘25 Best Practices in Learning & Talent Development, 2008 (Mandarin and Portuguese 2009).
He holds several advisory board positions including among others, The International Consortium for Executive Development and Research (ICEDR), Lexington, MA/USA, a global learning alliance of some 40 of the world’s leading companies and 25 premier business schools.
He is founder and chairman of e-Learning for Kids Foundation, which is a global non-profit foundation (www.e-learningforkids.org) that provides schools and children around the world with free technology based courseware.
Dr. van Dam is a graduate of the Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bachelor Degree in Economics and Pedagogy, and holds a Master Degree in Organization & Management from the Universiteit van Amsterdam. He earned his doctorate in Business Administration at Nyenrode Business University, Breukelen, The Netherlands. (Topic: The Business Impact of e-Learning)