Meet the brains behind BrainsFirst! Here, every talent counts, and our team’s dedication and diverse expertise fuel our innovative spirit.

Andries van der Leij

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Ilja Sligte

Chief Science Officer & Co-founder

Edward Overzee Gallas

Chief Commercial Officer

Marieke Dresmé

Chief Operations Officer

Eric Castien

Co-founder

Jens Urlbauer

Business Development Director - Sports

Niels Broerse

Sales Director

Ivar Schot

Client Success Manager

Jari van der Meer

Client Success Consultant - Sports

Kira Urmes

Client Success Consultant

Lucie Pressl

Podcast Host

Annemarein Braakman

Product Content Lead

Jeroen Blom

Product Manager

Rafick de Mol

Medior Data Scientist

Hanna Widhoelzl

Junior Data Scientist

Mohsen Ghorashi

UX Designer

Leandro Assis

Tech Lead

Hamidreza Nateghi

Software Engineer

Elisa Cordesius

Software Engineer

Ingrid Hogeveen

Administration

Elin van Erk

Sport Cognition Researcher

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