Let me introduce myself: Daan van Hamersveld, Chairman, 22.

Hello readers, besides being chairman of Bona Fide, I am also an entrepreneur and now a fifth-year student. My company sells condoms as well as chips and bicycle lights; can you guess what I do? I graduated in Biomedical Sciences in Leiden and am now studying Applied Physics in Delft. My interest in financial markets led me to take a minor in M&A in Rotterdam where I could deepen my knowledge of valuation methods. Eventually, this is how I ended up at Bona Fide where I was mainly looking for like-minded people who shared the same passion. I joined Magna Capital because they are open to original ideas. People regularly joke that I would be with the wrong fund as my investment philosophy is more in line with that of Bona Fide 1, where the focus is on determining the intrinsic value of investments.

The opportunity to become the association’s board was surprising to me as I was asked when I had only been a member for a few months. Under the motto ‘anything goes’, I took the bull by the horns and went full steam ahead. Since then, I have grown as chairman, along with the society. I get tremendous energy from our community and I am proud of what we are building together.