Bart joined the Grassroots Fund as an intern in 2005. In January 2022, he moved from director of operations to co-director. In this role, the focus on building shared capacity to learn and reflect on practices that center equity and justice is what drives him. Bart has a M.Sc. in Business Administration, focused specifically on corporate social responsibility and has more recently participated in a range of leadership trainings through Rockwood, Interaction Institute for Social Change and Justice Funders/Harmony Initiative.