Our People.
Meet Our Team
A multicultural, multidisciplinary team working across borders to support collaboration, innovation and community impact.
Joost Visser
Joost Visser is a strategist and facilitator dedicated to helping organizations navigate complex challenges. With extensive experience in designing and guiding collaborative efforts, he has worked across industries, government and academia to drive innovation and systemic change.
His approach blends analytical insight with practical application, ensuring that teams move beyond planning to meaningful action.
Kathy Opp
With over 30 years of cross-sector experience, she helps organisations assess culture, lead change and align strategy with people.
Her work is grounded in real-world leadership shaped by senior roles in state government and the private sector. Kathy brings a practical, systems-thinking approach to guiding teams through complex change with clarity, purpose and impact.
Jane Rogan
With a background in community engagement and capacity building, her work focuses on developing trusting partnerships that empower communities and organizations to shape their own futures. Through strategic guidance and innovative thinking, Jane helps teams harness collective intelligence to address complex challenges and create resilient, thriving ecosystems.
Jean Verschure
Jean is Managing Partner and COO at TIAO, leading the development of CONNECTS, a global platform for trusted business collaboration. With a background as a tech entrepreneur and over 25 years of experience in digital transformation, Jean brings deep expertise in innovation, systems design and network-building across sectors.
Paula Budge
Content & UX Manager
Paula is a communications specialist at TIAO with a focus on content that connects and engagement. She crafts purposeful digital content, manages TIAO communications, supports project promotion and builds strong relationships across networks and communities.
Tashdid Mahmud
Jack Ricchiuto
Jack Ricchiuto is a strategist, author and facilitator who helps organizations and communities design their futures with clarity and agility. With experience spanning corporate, nonprofit, and civic sectors, he specializes in fostering collaborative innovation and adaptive leadership.
Jack has guided teams worldwide in shifting from rigid frameworks to dynamic, question-driven approaches.