Ditri Zandstra

As member of several Supervisory Boards and former CEO, COO and Chief People, she led and governed complex transformations for more than 25 years. At Presencing Institute's u-impact, Ditri blends her experience and passion for living systems with the stewardship of PI’s mission and practices to support businesses that she believes can be the driving force of the overall system transformation that is needed today to address the challenges we face as societies.

Ditri aspires to serve the acceleration of awareness and agency to re-balance society and the world’s operating model, unlocking abundance and wholeness.

As COFRA’s former Chief People and Operations officer, she played a key role in COFRA’s mission and strategic transformation to be a Force for Good by contributing to the world’s systemic transitions in Capital, Food, Liveable Cities and Energy. Prior, Ditri served as CEO at the Brenninkmeijer Family Office (Anthos).

Ditri combines her current activities leadership role at the Presencing Institute with Supervisory Board roles at Vesteda (Largest mid-rental housing fund of the Netherlands), Constanter (Philanthropy), TU Delft and an advisor role at The Wellbeing Project. She is also actively engaged with the World of Communities initiative, weaving together business and local communities, building prototypes that unlock reciprocal value and potential.

Ditri studied Hotel Management and holds a Master degree from Nyenrode-Kellogg-Stellenbosch. She worked across multiple industries, gaining experience in Commercial and Investment Banking (ABN AMRO Bank), Health Care (University Hospital Utrecht) and FMCG before she joined the COFRA Family business.

Key transformative moments in her life were the births of her two daughters and the longer residency and activities with the Brahma Kumaris (India), Mother Teresa’s missionaries of charity and native Americans.

Ditri lives in the Netherlands.

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