Summary
Sytse Kloosterman is an experienced IT manager and consultant with 11+ years delivering interim leadership across Dutch government departments, currently serving assignments including Manager CIO Office at the Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit. He combines program- and portfolio-level delivery with hands-on expertise in architecture, data, security, AI readiness and governance, repeatedly building CIO offices and transforming IT capability under public-sector constraints. Known for pragmatic, stakeholder-driven leadership, he quickly aligns operational teams with CIO/CTO priorities and secures buy-in across organizational levels. His background spans technical roots in computer science and decades of program management, enabling him to bridge detailed IT considerations with strategic policy goals. Trained recently in AI compliance, systemic interim management and body language, he brings an unusually broad mix of technical, systemic and interpersonal tools to complex, socially important digital transformations.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Primary School, Primary School at Professor Waterink School
CAP Gemini Academy
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA ISACA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA ISACA) at Global Knowledge Netherlands
Systemic Family Constellations and Outdoor Life Coaching, Systemic Family Constellations and Outdoor Life Coaching at Samen Systemisch Werken
Systemic Interim Management, Systemic Interim Management at Systemic Business School
CSG Emmen
Artificial Intelligence Compliancy Officer, Artificial Intelligence Compliancy Officer at ICT Recht
ir (cum laude) Computer Science, ir (cum laude) Computer Science at University of Twente
Projectmanagement ICT, Projectmanagement ICT at Rijksacademie voor Financiën, Economie en Bedrijfsvoering
Other courses
Business Change Foundation, Business Change Foundation at Le Blanc Academy
Body Language Professional, Body Language Professional at Body Language Academy
Masterclass AI Artificial intelligence, Masterclass AI Artificial intelligence at Utrecht University
drs Computer Science, drs Computer Science at University of Groningen
English, French, northern frisian, German, Dutch