If ever there was a man to take to heart the phrase “you learn something new every day,” it’s Nick van Dam. As the global chief learning officer for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and advisor to the Deloitte Consulting LLP Human Capital practice, Nick has a passion for learning and talent development. He is an idea generator, a visionary, a consultant, and a thought leader.

As an internationally recognized consultant and thought leader in learning and human resources development, Nick has written articles and has been quoted by Bizz magazine, BusinessWeek, The Financial Times, FORTUNE, The India Times, Learning & Training Innovations magazine, Management Consulting, and T+D magazine, among others. He is a columnist for CLO magazine (United States) and Intellectual Kapitaal magazine (The Netherlands). He has authored and co-authored several books, including Organisation & Management (1991–2007); Business Simulations-Topsim Series (1995); Change Compass (2001); The e-Learning Fieldbook, (2004 and 2006), The Business Impact of e-Learning (2005); and 25 Best Practices in Learning & Talent Development (2007 and 2008).

He is the founder and chairperson of the e-Learning for Kids Foundation, a global non-profit foundation that provides schools and children worldwide with free Internet-based courseware.

Nick is a graduate of the Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam, with a bachelor’s degree in economics and pedagogy. He holds a master’s degree in organization and management from the Universiteit van Amsterdam. He earned his doctorate in business administration at Nyenrode Business University, Breukelen, The Netherlands.