Arnold Wilts (1965) holds a MSc. in sociology (1992) and a PhD. (1997) in science studies, both at the University of Amsterdam. After two spells as post-doc (1997-1999 at the Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne and 1999-2001 at the U. of Amsterdam), he became a lecturer in strategic management at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (2001-2007). After that he worked teaching coördinator and research manager at the Amsterdam School of Real Estate (ASRE), a private institute for executive teaching. In 2009 he started work as a programme coordinator and assistant professor at the Dept of Public Administration & Organization Science at Utrecht University.