Pieter Vermeulen currently directs International Student Recruitment at the University of North Texas (UNT). He pursued a 25 year career in Higher Education, at leading Graduate Schools in Europe and the U.S., building and directing MBA & Executive Development programs, consulting to multinational corporations, and recruiting students worldwide.

Mr. Vermeulen gained a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration and a Masters Degree in Political Science / International Relations from Erasmus University (EUR) in Rotterdam, a post-graduate Certificate in Diplomacy from the Netherlands Institute for International Affairs Clingendael in The Hague, and an MBA in International Management from the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), in the Netherlands.

His research and publications focus on quantitative analysis of structures and dynamics of social networks of successful entrepreneurs. Pieter grew up in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bermuda, Belgium and The Netherlands. He is a Dutch citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, and lives in Denton, Texas, U.S.A.