Colette van der Ven is an international trade lawyer specialized in sustainable development and industrial policy. She is the founding director of TULIP Consulting – a social impact consultancy in Geneva that advises stakeholders on the trade-environment-development nexus. 

Colette is also a visiting lecturer in international economic law at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, and a research associate at Europe Jacques Delors. Previously, she worked as an international trade lawyer at Sidley Austin, representing governments in international disputes before panels and the Appellate Body at the World Trade Organization. 

Colette holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is a Member of the New York Bar, and has authored over 50 publications on trade, industrial policy, and sustainable development issues.