Drs. F.W. (Focco) Vijselaar has been the director of VNO-NCW and general director of the operational organization of VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland since April 1, 2023. Prior to his appointment, Focco Vijselaar served as Director-General for Business and Innovation at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy since 2018. Before that, he was Director of General Economic Policy/Chief Economist at the same ministry and Director of Foreign Financial Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Focco studied General Economics at the University of Groningen. He is also a member of the executive board of the Social and Economic Council (SER) and the Labour Foundation.