Willem van Zeeland is managing director of the Dutch Design Foundation. He was editor-in-chief of VPRO (2018-2024) and of 3voor12 (2010-2015). Van Zeeland worked as head of programming at Tivoli Utrecht (1996-2002) and was a board member of ESNS (2015-2024). He is currently a board member of the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam. His book De Trans Brabant Express will be published in February 2026.