Pieter van der Does (born 1969) is a Dutch billionaire Internet entrepreneur, and the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Adyen. As of September 2024, his net worth was estimated at US$1.8billion, and he owns 3% of the company.[1]
Early life
Van der Does was born in 1969 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[2] Between 1988 and 1995, he studied economics in Clark University, University of Amsterdam, and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, taking breaks mountaineering in between. He earned a master's degree in economics from the University of Amsterdam.
Career
Van der Does started his career at ING Netherlands as an operational manager in 1995, before leaving for Elsevier a year later.