Jan Schippers (MSc), CCI-Chariman - J. A. Schippers (born in the Netherlands in 1968) studied political economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. From 1994-2006 he worked as a policy advisor for the political group of SGP, GPV and RPF (later ChristianUnion-SGP) in the European Parliament. Since June 2006 he has been director of Guido de Brès Foundation, Research Institute of the SGP. He is also editor of the quarterly magazine ‘Zicht’. From 2006-2010 he was on behalf of ChristianUnion-SGP member of the municipal council Prins Alexander (part of the city of Rotterdam). Jan Schippers is married and father of two children.
