Summary
Pieter Kersten is a seasoned strategic technology leader and founder with 16+ years of experience helping organizations turn fragmented IT and information initiatives into coherent, people-centered progress. As CEO of EduSense and Strategic Consultant/CIO at Ellersense, he blends hands-on CIO-as-a-service delivery with facilitation of digital strategy, information management and workplace wellbeing programs. He excels at uncovering the hidden choices and constraints that block change, preferring collaborative sense-making over prescriptive playbooks. Pieter’s background spans practical software engineering and R&D up through senior I&A leadership in education and research institutions, giving him fluency across technical, organizational and policy layers. Known as a pragmatic guide, mirror and builder, he focuses on solutions that teams truly own and sustain rather than one-off fixes. Based in Zwolle, he combines a Master’s in Management & IT with a long track record of embedding digital tools to strengthen resilience and reduce workplace strain.
16 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Master at ProEducation
De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences