Fieke van der Lecq

Prof. Fieke van der Lecq is a tenured part-time Full Professor of Pension Markets at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's School of Business and Economics. She holds concurrent roles as editor-in-chief of a leading economics journal, Regeringscommissaris for the Dutch Ministry of SZW, and supervisory board member across multiple financial institutions. Her research focuses on pension market dynamics, corporate governance, and competition policy with over 146 publications. Education includes a PhD in Economics (University of Groningen, 1998) and dual Master's degrees in Economics (cum laude) and Business Economics.

Teaching responsibilities include Pension Economics and Governance (MA course) and academic leadership of the Risk Management postgraduate program (2018-2020). Current research emphasizes regulatory frameworks for pension funds, ethical dilemmas in asset management, and macroprudential policy implications. She advises on policy transitions in pension systems and frequently contributes expert commentary to media on retirement security and financial sector reforms.

• Research Themes: Pension fund governance, regulatory compliance, actuarial modeling, macroeconomic policy impacts
• Advisory Roles: Ecovisie consultancy, supervisory board positions in financial sector firms
• Recent Focus: Pension transition policies, self-employed pension access, gender equity in retirement savings

Her work addresses systemic risks in pension markets through interdisciplinary approaches combining economic theory, regulatory analysis, and behavioral insights. Current projects explore sustainable pension design in aging populations and the role of macroprudential tools in financial stability.