Dr. Ulrich Mans is responsible for Quantum Delta NL’s International Strategy and is strategic partnerships lead. In this role, he oversees the international collaboration programmes with priority countries and the organization’s approach towards economic security topics such as supply chains, knowledge security and export control. He has a background in international relations and high tech innovation. In the past he worked in various roles, including as Innovation Attache in Washington, the EU’s External Action Service, at Leiden University’s Centre for Innovation and for the Clingendael Institute. He holds a PhD in economic geography from the UvA and an MA from Radboud University Nijmegen.