Björn Stenvers


Björn Stenvers is the CEO of the Eye Care Foundation. He also works for the Fonds de dotation de l’ICOM, beginning in 2017.
He was the director of the foundation of the Official Museums of Amsterdam which he also founded. Björn is the only Dutch participant in the presidential program for Ministers of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
In 2014 Stenvers founded the Rostov Kremlin Museum Academy, in 2015 he founded the Amsterdam Museum Academy, in 2017 the Aruba Museum Academy, the Altai Museum Academy and the Russian Zoo Academy for museum staff trainings. He holds a number of board positions; chair of the People's University of Amsterdam, chair of the Diamond Museum Amsterdam, ICOM International Committee MPR, Biblionef International, the Amsterdam Light Festival and trustee of the World Heritage Site of Brest Fortress. He has several degrees in Art History, Marketing and Communications. Stenvers is married to singer Tamara Hoekwater.

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