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Marleen Denef

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Work Department

• not-for-profit, social profit and impact economy

Position

• founding partner

• strategic advisor and change-architect
• for all types of collaborations, change projects (mergers, splits, organizational networks, impact scaling…) and hybrid business models (profit & purpose)
• involving (international) associations, foundations, social enterprises, cooperatives,…
• as well as governance projects based on social governance standards and alignment between SDG’s and IDG’s
• including transformation and transition-guidance.

Career

• author of specialized books and articles
• keynote speaker
• impact lawyers (founding partner, 2019 – present)
• BE-impact (2018 – present)
• Esela, legal network for social impact (director, 2016 – 2022)
• GAIL (director, 2022-2023)
• board member VERSO (federation social profit) (2007 – 2011)
• board member VOSEC (federation social economy) (2006 – 2007)
• Curia (founding partner, 2006 – 2019)
• Prof. Dr. KU Leuven – campus Brussels (2004 – present)
• Dewallens & partners (partner 2003 – 2006)
• Ph.D. researcher Center for Company Law KU Leuven (1996 – 2002)

Languages

• Dutch (mothertongue)
• English (fluent)
• French (fluent)
• Spanish (basic)

Memberships

• ETION
• The Shift – member of the board
• GAIL (Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers)
• BE-impact

Education

• future fit embodied changemaker (ECI, 2021)
• certified expert stakeholder and participation management (2019)
• Ph.D. in law KU Leuven (1996 – 2002)
• Licence en Droit International et Européen (U.C.L., 1992 – 1993)
• Master in law (KU Leuven, 1989 – 1992)
• Bachelor in law (F.N.D.P. Namen, 1987 – 1989)

Leisure

• co-creator unplug & recharge-events for hybrid professionals
• SUP
• yoga & meditation
• biking & hiking
• reading & learning