Founder

Summary

Mr. Borm is a purpose-driven businessman with a mission to bring common sense to the systems of the world. He has a background in finance, business, technology and politics, and is always ready to translate between these worlds.

Iwein Borm, CFA

Founder and CEO

Making business headache-free and making policies make sense

Early career

Mr. Borm graduated cum laude in Technical Informatics at age 19, having taught AI at Delft University of Technology since age 17. He then started his career in finance doing M&A at Rothschild in London, and proceeded to work for Transtrend, one of the largest hedge funds in the world, where he was responsible for their systematic investment strategy for over a decade. Here, he deeply learned how (financial) markets work and interact with the real economy, and how to set up and run highly complex systems based on applied common sense instead of flawed academic models.

Most business and policy failures come from not understanding how human behavior and man-made systems interact

Business

Mr. Borm has invested in several tech companies (including NewU - a B2B Health App and Prodigy IT Solutions - a web3 solutions company) and has helped many inventors and tech entrepreneurs with their growth strategy. He has helped large investors prepare for, negotiate and manage (tech) investments as their trusted advisor. He has also facilitated, advised and partnered in several international business transactions, including for physical commodity trading, investment projects and acquisitions, and worked with multiple governments.

Trust without accountability is naivety

Politics

Mr. Borm was a council member in Wassenaar, where he instigated a restructuring of the civil service to adopt a culture of applied common sense. He has also been the Chairman of the Finance Network, a think tank facilitating expert discussions at the intersection of politics, society and finance, for over 8 years, where he has organized and moderated over 50 expert sessions with captains of industry.