Dr Robin van Kessel holds a PhD in Comparative Health Policy where he focused on autism and inclusive education policy in the European Union.

After his PhD, he joined Maastricht University as an Assistant Professor, where he started developing his research portfolio in digital health and expand his skills in quantitative analyses and health economics.

He also functioned as voluntary interim project manager for the WHO Global Health Workforce Network Youth Hub and joined the European Patients’ Forum as an advisor for the Gravitate Health project.

Nowadays, Dr van Kessel is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he performs research and consultancy tasks, as well as supervises PhD students in collaboration with both London and Maastricht.