Dirk-Jan Koch

Organisation: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Website: Personal profile at the CIDIN (Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen)

Dirk Jan Koch is  regional director for Central and West Africa at Search for Common Ground. Koch holds a Master’s degree in Development Management from the London School of Economics (merit) and a PhD from the Radboud University in Development Studies (distinction). He was a diplomat from 2004 until 2011. He published the book ‘De Congo Codes’ in 2014.The book was highly praised in the Dutch media, given a four–star rating by Het Parool, a three-star rating by the NRC Handelsblad, and labelled a ‘must-read’  by Trouw.