DAP (Daan) Peeters, MSc

Biography

Daan Peeters is a PhD Candidate in the Business-Society Management Department at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. His research explores how diverse actors sustain engagement with pressing social and environmental problems, particularly within agriculture, food, and climate activism. In his work, Daan focuses on the micro-processes that enable—or obstruct—meaningful interaction and sheds light on the role of emotions and rituals in navigating transitions. In doing so, Daan conducts this (qualitative) research as active participant in organizations and networks involved in landscape restoration, grassroots climate initiatives, and place-based sustainability transitions.

Beyond his doctoral research, Daan teaches and coordinates courses at the bachelor, master, and MBA levels—such as social innovation, sustainability grand challenges, and responsible business leadership—and supervises master's theses on business and sustainability. Prior to joining academia, he served as a research consultant, advising public and private organizations on strategy, change, and sustainability.

Daan holds two cum laude master’s degrees—an MSc in People, Organizations and Change and an MSc in Global Business and Sustainability—from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He also studied at the University of California, Berkeley (magna cum laude) through the UC Education Abroad Program and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences (cum laude) at University College Roosevelt, Utrecht University.