Nick van Dam is an idea generator, visionary, consultant and thought leader.

He is the Global Director in Learning and Talent Development Officer for Deloitte, and engagement advisor for clients at Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Practice.
As an internationally recognized consultant and thought leader in Learning and Human Resources Development, 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, among others. 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; Organisation & Management, an international approach (1991-2007  Dutch and English); Business Simulations-Topsim Series (1995); Change Compass, 2001; The e-Learning Fieldbook, 2004 and 2006 (Mandarin Edition), The Business Impact of e-Learning, 2005 (Dissertation), and 25 Best Practices in Learning & Talent Development, 2007)

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 a visiting lecturer at ICEDR’s HR Development Program, RSM Erasmus University, The Netherlands, and Villanova University, PA, USA.

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 Internet-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.