Mark Driessen
Position: Work Package 3
Who am I?
My name is Mark Driessen, Manager at KPMG Netherlands, based in Amstelveen. I started my professional career as a physical therapist, which gave me a strong grounding in clinical practice and the day‑to‑day realities of healthcare delivery. After a period at the Royal Dutch Marines I continued my career in consultancy with a focus on digital strategy and healthcare transformation, where I now work at the intersection of care, data, and technology.
What do I do?
In my current role, I advise healthcare organizations on digital strategy, data & AI, cloud transformation, and governance. I support organizations in translating strategic ambitions into practical, sustainable solutions, with a strong focus on collaboration between care providers, technology partners, and policymakers. My work combines strategic design with hands‑on implementation, always anchored in real healthcare needs.
What am I up to during INDICATE? Connected to which WP? Which cases do I work on?
Within INDICATE, I contribute primarily to Work Package 3 (WP3). My focus is on topics such as governance models, business models and the organizational structure of the future organization, and sustainable collaboration mechanisms for data sharing. WP3 focuses on supporting partners in translating technical and clinical ambitions into viable organizational and governance setups that can scale beyond the project context into a sustainable organization.
What motivates me to be part of INDICATE?
I’m excited to contribute to Indicate. What motivates me most is INDICATE’s ambition to bridge the gap between data, technology, and real clinical impact. Having started my career in direct patient care, I am driven by initiatives that do not stop at technical innovation, but actively improve how healthcare professionals collaborate and how patients ultimately benefit from better use of data.
What do I expect to accomplish within INDICATE?
Within INDICATE, I aim to help create clear, workable governance and organizational foundations that enable data sharing to function in practice – not only during the project, but also afterwards. My goal is to contribute to outcomes that are legally sound, organizationally feasible, and broadly adoptable across different healthcare contexts in Europe. Together we can drive meaningful change.
How does my background or expertise contribute to the goals of INDICATE?
My background combines experience in direct patient care, management roles in healthcare institutions and working in digital strategy and large‑scale healthcare transformation. This allows me to connect strategic, technical, and organizational perspectives, and to help different stakeholders understand each other’s challenges and goals. Within INDICATE, I aim to use this bridging role to support solutions that are trusted, usable, and sustainable across diverse healthcare settings.
