Sarphati Amsterdam brings together expertise from various organisations. This is reflected in how our organisation is managed. Sarphati Amsterdam is a foundation with an Executive Board. This Board is supported by an Advisory Board and a Programme Board. The Executive Board is also accountable to a Supervisory Board.
The Executive Board comprises two directors; one appointed from the Municipality of Amsterdam and one appointed from the involved knowledge institutes (UvA, VU, Amsterdam UMC and HvA). Arnoud Verhoeff (right on the photo) represents the Municipality of Amsterdam and Jaap Seidell (left on the photo) represents the knowledge institutions.
The Supervisory Board monitors the policy of the Executive Board and the general course of business within Sarphati Amsterdam. The Supervisory Board is formed by:
Allard van der Beek (VUMC), Social Medicine department at VUMC (Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board)
Nynke van Dijk (HvA), decaan faculteit Gezondheid en faculteit Bewegen, Sport en Voeding (vice voorzitter Raad van Toezicht)
José Manshanden (GGD), Director of the Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD)
Anton Kunst (AMC), Head of Social Medicine department (Amsterdam UMC)
Frans Oort (UvA), Director of Research Institute of Child Development and Education
Guus Schreiber (VU), Dean of the Faculty of Science, Mathematics and Computer Sciences
The Programme Board is jointly responsible, with the Supervisory Board, for
developing the research programme and the annual plan. The following professionals from the field are involved:
Tanja Vrijkotte from Amsterdam UMC, location AMC
Mariëtte Hoogsteder from Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Reinout Wiers from the University of Amsterdam
Mirka Janssen from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS)
Coosje Dijkstra from the Vrije Universiteit
Marcel van der Wal from the Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD)
Astrid Nielen from the Youth Health Care, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD)
The Advisory Board provides strategic support to the Executive Board. The Advisory Board members advise the Executive Board on scientific, social and commercial developments. The strategic objectives are determined together with the Advisory Board.
Our Advisory Council comprises:
Vincent Jaddoe from Erasmus MC
Hugo Heymans from Amsterdam UMC
Maria Jansen from the University of Maastricht
Caroline Nevejan, Louise Gunning and Alexander Rinnooy Kan from the University of Amsterdam
Mattijs van den Berg from RIVM
Patricia Heijdenrijk-Can from Pharos
