Matthijs Geneste, Senior Supervisor at Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) Biography

Matthijs Geneste joined the AFM in 2019 and is currently a Senior Supervisor in the AFM’s Capital Markets supervision team where he coordinates the Capital Markets International Desk. His primary focus is on a broad range of supervision and policy topics related to EU secondary market structures and transparency. Matthijs heads the AFM’s Consolidated Tape Regulatory Sandbox project and is closely involved in the AFM work around the review of MiFID and MiFIR. In addition, he is a participant in various European policy and technical working groups. Previously, Matthijs worked as Global Coordinator Regulatory Affairs at ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. where he supported the Managing Board with regulatory driven changes. Matthijs commenced his career as a strategy consultant with Booz & Company in London. Prior to joining ABN AMRO Clearing, Matthijs worked as consultant on financial regulation for an Amsterdam-based boutique firm with a clear focus on MiFIDII and EMIR. Matthijs read History and Public International Law at Leiden University.