Thibault De Weerdt is a consultant at Technopolis BV in Amsterdam, working on projects in international cooperation and environmental policy. He is trained as an economist and engineer, holding a Master in Public Policy and Development from the Paris School of Economics and a Master in Business Engineering from the University of Antwerp.

Thibault has worked on topics related to natural resource governance, environmental systems and energy policy. In parallel to his postgraduate studies, he worked as a consultant carrying out a World-Bank commissioned study on electricity market reform, for which he analysed regulatory frameworks, developed a tariff simulation tool, modelled allowed revenues for the Chad’s state utility and authored the final report with policy recommendations. He conducted research on the compatibility of technological innovation and traditional beliefs in common resource governance in Benin’s coastal lakes, as a predoc researcher at the Institute of Development Policy.

His work is supported by strong quantitative skills in econometrics, modelling and simulation, reflected by his previous work experience as a data scientist for a small finance consultancy in London, and as a simulation analyst for the Port of Antwerp. His master’s dissertations further strengthened this technical base through a macroeconomic simulation of pandemic–policy interactions and an econometric analysis of rural roads and food security in India. His quantitative and academic rigour were recognised by the Pierre Wildiers prize for best master’s thesis, the King Baudouin fund scholarship of excellence, and his first-place challenge in the AXA data science challenge.Thibault brings methodological rigour, subject-matter insight and experience working with public institutions in international settings. He works on assignments where quantitative analysis, policy interpretation and clear synthesis are essential. He is fluent in Dutch, English and French.