Drs. Kees Roeland Jonkheer is an international expert in Regulatory Impact Assessment, Regulatory Reform & Private Sector Development, engaged in projects of Technical Assistance, Strategic Advise and Training in: Regulatory Impact Assessment & Regulatory Reform, Quality Infrastructure, Business Environment Enhancement, Trade Facilitation & Policy for projects funded by the WorldBank, EU, SADC, USAID, ADB, FCDO, MCC, etc. A “regulatory geographer”, holding an MSc in Economic Geography with two additional Certificates on European Trade Law and a Certificate on Regulatory Impact Assessment. Having started Jonkheer Consulting 23 years ago, in 2001, Kees has been a full-time international development expert and team leader for the last 16 years.
In the 90s, Kees has worked at the Economic Institute for SMEs (EIM) where and when the OECD-adopted compliance costs assessment tool the Standard Cost Model was developed, and at the Advisory Board on Regulatory Burden (ACTAL) when in 2007 the World Bank labeled it world leader in regulatory impact assessment and regulatory reform. In recent years, he has collaborated with a host of contractors, among others: GFA, DAI, DT Global, WEGlobal, BKP, BSI, Cadmus (Nathan Ass.), A.E.S.A., etc. and conducted projects aroud the globe in countries such as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Vietnam, Solomon Islands, Afghanistan, Zambia, Uganda, El Salvador, Botswana, Laos, Egypt, Lebanon, Lesotho, Nigeria, etc.