Amsterdam, Netherlands
Valer Mischenko (Ukraine, 1963) is director of NLnet. He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology after studying spacecraft control systems, algorithms, and software. He later obtained a degree in business administration. Valer participated in several Russian, European and international space projects before he finally settled down in the Netherlands. Before he started working with NLnet in 2007 he worked as Operations Manager and Director within several bigger and smaller ICT companies in The Netherlands and abroad. His view on society developments is "give people the freedom of choice in order to get the most of their innovative capabilities". This view guides his day-by-day activities at NLnet.
