Jurriaan joined ProQR in 2022 as Chief Financial Officer where he leads the finance function. He brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in finance, management and leadership roles in biopharma and healthcare companies, as well as in audit and consulting services. Prior to joining ProQR he most recently served as CFO of AstraZeneca in the Netherlands and CEO of Acerta Pharma (part of the AstraZeneca Group). Previously Jurriaan held various global and European finance roles at amongst others DaVita Medical Group, a US-listed international healthcare provider, and started his career at PwC.  He is a Supervisory Board member at ‘Stichting Kinderpostzegels’ in the Netherlands. Jurriaan holds a MSc. in Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2001) and is a Certified Public Auditor (Register Accountant, RA) graduate from the Erasmus University Rotterdam (2004).