About

Denderah Rickmers is our Europe Manager and is based in Hamburg, Germany. 

Denderah works with our members and partners to support their activities in Asia, from growing their platform and network in the region to seeing their social investment activities and programs to fruition. Prior to this role, Denderah was part of AVPN’s Knowledge & Insights team and based in Singapore. There, her work focused on collaborative philanthropy, the AVPN Academy, and consulting projects for individual members. 

Alongside her work at AVPN, Denderah is pursuing her PhD at King’s College London, where she focuses on the intersection of the creative economies and the sustainable development agenda. Denderah holds a B.A. in Finance from HSBA and a dual degree M.Sc. in Management and Design Innovation from The University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art. Prior to joining AVPN she has worked in the financial services sector and in consulting. 

Outside of her work, Denderah loves getting to know people and places, spending her time in museums and galleries, and always tries to improve her golf game and cooking skills. 

With her work, Denderah hopes to empower the social investment ecosystem to further grow to scale and advocates for the role of social investment in culture.