The Turing Foundation was established in 2006 by Pieter Geelen,
using the wealth he acquired as co-founder of TomTom NV,
a company listed at the Dutch stock exchange.
The foundation was awarded the official Charity status
by the Dutch fiscal authority.
The focus of the Turing Foundation is on four different themes: education, leprosy control, nature conservation and art. Although some projects may represent both themes (such as an initiative on education in sustainable agriculture), the Turing Foundation has in fact separate goals, budgets and allocation criteria for each of the themes. For details, see the web pages on:
Education
Art
Nature
Leprosy
The following reports are available:
Annual Report 2007 (English)
Jaarverslag 2007 (Nederlands)
If you prefer a paper version, please send an E-mail to info@turingfoundation.nl.
To apply for funds, please refer to our
application procedures .
For an overview of Turing Foundation project locations, please refer to the
Turing Foundation Projects Overview.
The name of the foundation honours Alan Turing (1912-1954), the British scientist who is regarded by many as the founder of modern computer science. His so-called 'Turing Machine' laid the foundations for the Complexity Theory; his 'Turing Test' is one of the philosophical cornerstones of Artificial Intelligence. Turing deciphered the Enigma Code during World War II, which was used by German submarines to key their information.
Turing has always been one of the heroes of our founder, Pieter Geelen. When Geelen and a friend who studied computer science together started a company in 1991, they named it the Turing Machine Company. In 2005 this company was renamed TomTom and it was listed on the Dutch stock exchange. From the proceeds of that IPO the Turing Foundation was founded.
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Management
Carlijne Bueters
is director of the Turing Foundation for the education and leprosy control programmes. Carlijne studied Cultural Anthropology at Utrecht University. She has worked as a trainer at the head offices of Médecins Sans Frontières, and as a Financial Controller in several of their field missions. Apart from that, she has worked as a Financial Coordinator for the European Centre for Conflict Prevention and as a Project Controller at the VU University of Amsterdam.
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Milou Halbesma
is director of the Turing Foundation for the art and nature conservation programmes. Milou studied Economics at the VU University of Amsterdam. She has worked previously as a marketing manager at the Centraal Museum of Utrecht, as a Head of Communications at the Dutch Cancer Society and as a Head of Charitable Funds at the Dutch Charity Lotteries, among other companies.
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Board
Pieter Geelen
is president of the board of the Turing Foundation. He works as a Chief Technical Officer at TomTom NV.
Jeroen Davidson
is the treasurer of the board of the Turing Foundation. He works for Ernst & Young, where he is Partner Multinational Corporate Tax.
Alexander Ribbink
is the secretary of the board of the Turing Foundation. He is Chief Operating Officer at TomTom NV.
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