Jeroen van der Staay

Jeroen joined Rabo Ventures in January of 2025 driven by his deeply felt desire to make an impact and help nourish a world with 10 billion people. He joins after a distinguished career in Management Consultancy (OC&C Strategy Consultants), Private Equity (VE Partners) and the Food & Agri sector (Cargill). Prior to joining Rabo Ventures he served in dual roles as Chief Growth Officer and Chief Commercial Officer on the management team of Protix, the global market leader in insect ingredients for food and feed.

Jeroen holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management from the University of Groningen and a Master of Laws from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. He was honoured to be included in the ‘Next Leadership 50’ by MT/Sprout Magazine (NL) and Vlerick Business School (BE) in 2022.