Maarten Hajer

Maarten Hajer
Hajer in 2018
Born
Maarten Allard Hajer

(1962-08-08) 8 August 1962
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Political scientist, urban planner
Known forDirector of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (2008–2015)

Maarten Allard Hajer (born 8 August 1962) is a Dutch political scientist and regional planner. Since 1 October 2015, Hajer has been Faculty Professor of Urban Futures at Utrecht University, where he leads the Urban Futures Studio.

He was a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Amsterdam between 1998 and 2015 and Director of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) from 1 October 2008 to 1 October 2015. In September 2014, Hajer was appointed the Chief Curator of IABR–2016–THE NEXT ECONOMY, the 7th edition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam.