Hans Bakker

I'm Hans, a data analyst and product owner based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I enjoy working at the intersection of technology, business and sustainability.

I've worked for the last several years at the Rainforest Alliance, supporting its mission to enable people and planet to thrive in harmony. I've worn different hats over the years, having worked as a data analyst, business analyst, product owner and business intelligence developer.

My major contributions have been facilitating the software development of a data and supply chain mapping platform (the Palm Industry Platform), and supporting companies such as Unilever to ideate and develop sustainability analytics for their global palm oil supply chain.

I've also been involved in developing internal business intelligence products, ranging from self-service PowerBI dashboards reporting on production and sales figures for major crops, as well as the Rainforest Alliance's child labor and forced labor risk mapping tool.

I've previously worked at Verisk Maplecroft where I helped create the UNICEF/GCF Children's Rights and Business Atlas, and also as an intern at Fairfood International and the International Labour Organization, where I wrote a research brief on labour and social components in regional free trade agreements.

In my free time, I work on machine learning projects to help solve problems in my community and to keep up with modern methods and tools in the artificial intelligence space.

I graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in economics, and from SOAS, University of London in 2013 with a master's degree in development studies.