Born in Tilburg (The Netherlands) in 1952, Jan-Willem van den Braak studied law and philosophy. He was a lobbyist and member of the Board of Directors for the central employers’ organisation VNO-NCW in The Hague for 36 years until 2013, and has published several books concerning labour relations.
He translated ‘The Myth of Enlightenment: Seeing Through the Illusion of Separation’ by the German mystic Karl Renz (Samsara 2020) and has always been interested in tales of espionage.