I first met Caspar during one of the regular drawing evening hosted by Draw Club Leiden in 2023. We struck up a conversation covering various topics, including art, culture, and (geo)politics. I quickly became impressed by his depth of knowledge about historical events and their geopolitical implications, especially regarding those in the former Yugoslavia and the former Soviet Union.
It’s no surprise, then, that we later collaborated on several projects, such as organizing and developing the Draw Club Leiden website (www.drawclubleiden.nl), but primarily in co-founding and managing a new international non-profit organization, the Network of Sustainable Development and Education, NSDE (www.nsdefoundation.org).
In every project we’ve worked on together since then and to this day, I have found Caspar to be an intelligent, highly capable and engaging academic, analyst and organizer who approaches each undertaking with passion and commitment. He consistently demonstrates thoroughness, punctuality and persistence, adapting well to dynamic, challenging work environments, such as a digital work culture so typical of people of a younger generation or the volatile start-up phase of a new organization intended to (eventually) operate on a global scale.
His creative insight, combined with his academic background, brings fresh perspectives and valuable contributions to every project – not just any we both are involved with, but also any that might catch his interest, involvement and passion in the future.