Bas Kemme is a Fractional Chief Strategy Officer and boardroom advisor with deep experience in strategy, organisational design, and culture transformation in large, complex organisations. He supports CEOs, boards, and investors in strengthening entrepreneurship and innovation, with particular attention to balancing autonomy, coherence, and governance.
His work centres on improving strategic decision-making, leadership alignment, and long-term adaptability. Bas is known for making implicit dilemmas explicit and turning apparent contradictions into practical choices that enhance performance and ownership.
He has a strong track record in international turnaround and transformation contexts, working with global corporates as well as private equity portfolio companies. He combines a background in top-tier strategy consulting with hands-on experience in technology start-ups.
Bas holds a degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and has held senior roles at Booz Allen Hamilton, Innosight (founded by Clayton Christensen), and COFRA. In the field of culture change, he works closely with Fons Trompenaars and Trompenaars Hampden-Turner.