Zakelijkheid in Cultuur
Eye for people – Passion for culture

Zakelijkheid in Cultuur was founded by Jacqueline Stolmeijer-Arends LLM MBA BA (she/her). Jacqueline is an expert in governance and business operations within the cultural sector. With an eye for people and a passion for the cultural cause, she is dedicated to fostering a professional and strong cultural sector.

In addition to her work for Zakelijkheid in Cultuur, where Jacqueline provides advice on governance and business operations at both institutional and policy levels, she is the Editor-in-Chief of Tijdschrift Goed Bestuur & Toezicht (2023) and the founder of Platform Governance in Cultuur (2018). September 2024, Jacqueline started a part-time PhD research on Board Ethics at Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM), under the supervision of Prof. Dr. S. Kaptein and Prof. Dr. M. Lückerath-Rovers.

In 2020 Jacqueline successfully completed a two-year Executive MBA at Nyenrode Business University and holds a Bachelor in Art History (2011) and a Master in International Business Transactions & Law (2006). Jacqueline has followed additional education and courses in governance, strategy and leadership at De Baak, Governance University, Tias Business School, Nyenrode Business University and Utrecht University (LinC3).

In 2023/2024, Jacqueline was a core Governance member of the Adviescommissie Meerjarenbeleid Kunst en Cultuur 2025-2028. Jacqueline was also an advisor at the Raad voor Cultuur (Commissie BIS2021-2024, monitoring BIS 2017-2020 and Visitatiekader Rijksgesubsidieerde musea, (co)-author of various articles on governance in culture (De kracht van het bestuur-model, Governance in cultuur in tijden van crisis, #HoeDan? and Spotlight op de governance code cultuur 2019), chair of the board of Stichting COR and member of The Midfield and Vereniging Kunst Cultuur Recht. Jacqueline was board member at Stichting SETUP, Stichting Urban Myth and the NVTC. From 2011 to 2018 Jacqueline worked at Het Nieuwe Instituut (and legal predecessor Premsela, Dutch Institute for Design and Fashion) where she gained knowledge and experience.

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