Marvin Pires is the program manager at the De Verre Bergen Foundation (SDVB). The SDVB foundation aims to improve Rotterdam by investing financial, intellectual, and human capital in high-impact social ventures. Although he has a background in business, his portfolio is filled with education related projects. He is the program manager of a high variety of educational projects, from early childhood to higher education. Mr Pires holds a Master in management of change and a B.B.A from Rotterdam School of Management.