Karien van GennipMs. Karien van Gennip (1968) is State Secretary for Economic Affairs. When abroad she is referred to as Minister for Foreign Trade.
Ms. Van Gennip studied applied physics at Delft University of Technology and subsequently graduated as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau in France in 1995.
In 1994 and from 1996 to 2002, Ms. Van Gennip worked for McKinsey & Co. in Amsterdam and San Francisco. From 2002 to 2003 Ms. Van Gennip served as a member of the board of the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) in Amsterdam.
