Nick van Dam

Nick van DamNick van Dam is the Global Chief Learning Officer for Deloitte and advisor for the Deloitte Consulting 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
  • 25 Best 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 Professor at Villanova University, PA, USA.

He is founder and chairman of e-Learning for Kids Foundation, which is a global non-profit foundation 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.