Thijs Perenboom leads the development of data-driven decision-making tooling at 52impact (since 2018) and sister company eLEAF (since 2025), specializing in geospatial intelligence for water and climate applications. With a background spanning academia and consultancy, he bridges complex Earth observation data with application-ready insights for sustainable watershed management.

At 52impact, Thijs works closely with multinationals across a.o. the food & beverage and finance sectors to accelerate impactful decision-making through water and climate intelligence. His focus on public-private collaboration addresses the critical challenge of coordinating diverse stakeholders in watershed restoration and management, from the global to the local level.