This excerpt appeared on Bob’s website. The complete interview is available from the original publisher, linked below.
On November 4, 2022, I had the great pleasure and honor to deliver the second Piet Sanders Lecture sponsored by the Erasmus School of Law in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. My gracious hosts were Dean Harriët Schelhaas, Professor Maarten Verbrugh, Professor Helene Vletter-van Dort, and Mr. Ronald de Groot. The topic of my lecture (which actually turned out just to be four stories instead) was “Will ESG Investing Survive Its Crucible? (original source unavailable)”
It was also a great honor that Professor Jan Peter Balkenende, a former three times-elected Dutch Prime Minister, came to my lecture. We had a brief chat afterwards and agreed to stay in touch. Just before the holiday break I had a very interesting conversation with him about his background and current interests. I asked Mr. Balkenende if he would be willing to do an interview with me after the holidays and he kindly agreed.