Interview - Rogier van Vliet

‘Malaria is an area of interest for me, but with the Gates Foundation taking on this issue, along with the Global Fund, our added value becomes marginal.’

The Adessium Foundation, set up in 2005 by the van Vliet family in the Netherlands, is a relative newcomer to the foundation scene. Did the Gates Foundation have any influence on them when they were starting out, and what impact are initiatives such as the Giving Pledge having on philanthropy in Europe, we asked chairman Rogier van Vliet.