Thomas works for the Dutch Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport as a senior policy officer on the European Health Data Space. I that capacity he has been involved in the formation of national positions and the political negotiations on the EHDS. Currently, he is preparing the national implementation of the EHDS with a focus on secondary use, including the coordination of the Health Data Access Body-NL programme. This brings together the legislative and practical perspectives form the Netherlands. Previously, he has worked on the broader scala of EU data law in the context of digital industries.