Jan Jaap Omvlee
Strategy Director / Partner / The Netherlands
Jan Jaap (“JJ”) is a seasoned financial writer and strategy director, who has written for dozens of major financial and technology brands for more than two decades. He is the co-founder of Cognito Amsterdam.
Prior to Cognito, Jan Jaap has worked as a financial writer for banks, insurance firms, pension funds, asset managers, wealth managers, private banks, investment managers, private equity, hedge funds and fintechs in the Netherlands and abroad.
His expertise covers a wide variety of areas including writing about asset management, investment strategies, pension fund topics, national and European financial regulatory law, ESG, CSRD, KYC / AML, digital transformation and boardroom topics.
Skills include writing annual reports and technical whitepapers.
JJ is also a senior contributor to Banking & Finance, senior contributing writer for Financial Investigator Magazine, podcast host and round table moderator.