Dries is a Conducting Officer in charge of risk management and joined the Firm in 2023.
Dries is responsible for all aspects of risk management covering both investment risk and operational risk. He is also involved in the valuation of investments.
Before joining Bridgepoint, Dries was a Vice President in the investment risk department of Columbia Threadneedle Investments. His career also includes roles at Deloitte Luxembourg and other consultancies where he specialised in risk and valuation relating to illiquid assets and complex financial instruments.
Dries holds a MEng with Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham and an executive MBA from Vlerick Business School. He is also a Financial Risk Manager certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. Dries is fluent in Dutch, French, and English.