Executive Board

Robert-Jan Smits (President)

r.j.h.m.smits@tue.nl
+31 40 247 2298

Portfolio

  • Strategy
  • Strategic partnerships / cooperation
  • Internationalization
  • Reputation and Branding, marketing and communications
  • Sustainability
  • Internal Audit
  • Alumni relations
  • Fund raising

Silvia Lenaerts (Rector Magnificus)

s.k.lenaerts@tue.nl

Portfolio

  • Research
  • Education
  • Valorization
  • Talent / Human Resources
  • Social Safety/wellbeing

Patrick Groothuis (Vice President)

p.d.m.groothuis@tue.nl

Portfolio

  • Campus 
  • Digitization 
  • Finance & Control
  • Integral Safety (Knowledge security, Information Security, Data and Privacy Protection, Physical safety)
  • Student housing 
  • JADS
  • SQUAD

Eric van der Geer-Rutten-Rijswijk (Secretary)

e.v.d.geer@tue.nl
+31 40 247 2465

Portfolio

  • General Affairs
  • Legal affairs
  • Strategy implementation
  • EPC
  • Education Support
  • Student Life