Ires van Hout is a Business Analyst at the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency since April 2023, previously serving as a Private Equity Associate at AlphaSights. Ires co-founded Boerenbox Nijmegen, a start-up focused on promoting a sustainable food system through locally sourced meal kits. Additional experience includes roles such as Business Development Consultant at Vartion B.V. and HR Digital Innovation Intern at Royal HaskoningDHV. Ires has a Master of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Radboud University, and has also completed an exchange program in Economics at Western University. Prior academic achievements include a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business Administration and a Gymnasium diploma from Stedelijk Gymnasium Arnhem.