Bart Steverink

Co-founder at BROADVIEW | changing perspectives

I was attracted by the fact that EPA sits at the intersection of technology and public policy. I was looking for a masters program in policy analysis before I joined EPA. But I realized that as a mechanical engineer, I am still a technologist at heart. So, despite my interest in policy analysis that could drive better decision making in organizations, I still want the technology element to be the centerpiece, which I expected to get in EPA and it did not disappoint.

I think the highlight of my time in TU Delft and EPA was the time spent with the colleagues from all around the world, both when doing projects and outside school. The heavy emphasis on group projects in EPA tremendously helped my development in working as a team and in building relationship in an international environment. Moreover, EPA curriculum takes good consideration on the multicultural nature of many complex international projects, hence it is very coherent with the situation we faced in the classroom.

I am currently working as Portfolio Analyst in Shell headquarter in The Hague. In this role, I am constantly dealing with huge amount of information which needs to be analyzed in a systematic way and to communicate the results to business leaders. EPA has given me solid grounding in the skill in analyzing and structuring problems and information. In the near future, I believe that other knowledge I gain in EPA, including multi actor perspectives and modelling skills will become important to support my development.

I am also working in a highly international environment, something that is no longer unusual for me after two years working with classmates in EPA!

The ability to think critically and to realize that in dealing with complex socio-technical problems, say, whether or not carbon pricing is a good solution to address climate change, the answer most probably starts with “it depends”.