Sander Tideman, LL.M.,University of Utrecht, University of London and
Chinese Language and Culture, Taiwan National Normal University served
as Chief Representative of ABN AMRO Bank in Beijing, China (1990-1995)
and as Vice President of Structured Export Finance for ABN AMRO Bank in
Amsterdam (1995-1998). As consultant he has focused on sustainability
and development finance, advising on projects for the World Bank, UNDP,
governments and private companies. He is a founder and executive
chairman of Spirit in Business, a network, promoting ethics and values
in the business world, and a co-founder of the Gross International
Happiness Network. Among his publications are Doing Business in China
(in Dutch) Walburg Press, 1996 and Compassion or Competition; A
Discussion on Human Values in Business and Economics, Asoka 2000,
co-authored with H.H. the Dalai Lama.

www.spiritinbusiness.org and www.grossinternationalhappiness.org