...and studied business economics and administrative information technology at the State University of Groningen. He then pursued a post-doctoral degree in accountancy. After working at a large accountancy organisation, he joined the firm of Schade Harkema & Partners in 1990, which then merged with the Amsterdam branch of Grant Thornton in 1994.
Gerard Mulder has been a partner since 1992 and a member of the Board of Directors since 2001. On 1 April 2003, he was named chairman of the Grant Thornton Board of Directors.
Gerard Mulder is a member of the Board of Governors of Grant Thornton International, which is the network to which Grant Thornton belongs.