Nick is a humanist at heart, firmly placing his faith in the inherent goodness and boundless potential of individuals. His unwavering belief in the innate qualities and talents that people possess inspires his work and interactions, fostering a positive and empowering environment for those around him. His guiding mantra, which aligns with his personal purpose, is: “Elevating YOU! Measure success by the ways you touch the lives of people!”.

He is an internationally recognized thought leader, advisor, executive coach, researcher, facilitator, and best-selling (co-) author of more than 27 books on Corporate Learning, Talent Management, Organizational Behavior and Leadership Development. Dr. van Dam has written numerous articles for various publications and has been quoted by Bloomberg Businessweek, The Financial Times, Fortune Magazine, Harvard Business Review, Times of India, Information Week, CLO Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.

Nick has over 25+ years of business experience as a former Partner, Global Chief Learning Officer, HR-Executive, and Client Advisor at McKinsey as well as at Deloitte. He has provided services to more than 100 clients globally. Since 2019, he holds the position of senior advisor and faculty member at McKinsey & Company.

Dr. van Dam (PhD, MA, EMC) serves as a full professor at Nyenrode Business University, IE Business School, and the University of Pennsylvania, where he works with candidates in the executive doctoral program for human capital leaders/chief learning officers. Nick is a visiting professor and thought leader at Harvard Business Publishing, Corporate Learning. He is also a core faculty member of Le Centre Européen d’Education Permanente (CEDEP) and director of the IE Center for Corporate Learning and Talent Management. IE Center for Corporate Learning and Talent Management. In addition, he serves as the academic director of the Nyenrode University/IE Business School/Global L&D Leadership Program and Global HR Leadership Program. Nick has served as a dissertation committee member and/or dissertation chair for more than 15 candidates

HR Leadership Program’. Nick has served as a dissertation supervisor and/or dissertation chair for more than 15 candidates.

Nick is the co-founder of the e-Learning for Kids Foundation, which has provided free digital lessons for more than 30 million underprivileged elementary school children. (www.e-learningforkids.org)

His lifelong learning journey included studies in Economics & Business Economics (B.Ed., Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam), Organizational Sociology (MA/Drs, Universiteit van Amsterdam), Human Capital Development (PhD, Nyenrode Business University), and Psychodynamics Psychology (EMC, INSEAD). Moreover, he successfully finished executive education programs at Harvard Business School (Boston), The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), and IMD (Lausanne).

Founder and president of Renewal®, an international network provider of customized leadership learning services that applies human science to leadership transformation.

Marcos is the eight-time recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award at the IE-Business School, and a core member of the Center for Creative Leadership/Wharton team that earned the prestigious Excellence in Practice Award by the European Foundation for Management Development. Former Learning Director Spain the Wharton Business School Aresty Executive Education, Univ. Pennsylvania.

Since 2001, he has served organizations in 30 countries across four continents and 13 industries for over 100 companies such as Acciona, Amadeus, BCG, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Disney, Google, GlaxoSmithKline, ING, Kellogg, Monsanto, Roche, Mazda, Adidas, and the DG ECFIN team at the European Commission, etc.

His workshop on Self-Compassion in Business was awarded at the Spirituality and Creativity Management World Congress in 2015 at ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain.