INCHE member, Calvin University, announced its new president on March 29, 2022. The Calvin University Board of Trustees approved Dr. Wiebe Boer as the 11th president. After a rigorous international search, Dr. Boer emerged as the clear choice of the search committee thanks to his deep Christian commitment, his excellent academic qualifications, and his extensive international experience in the private and non-profit sectors.

Boer was born and raised in Jos, Nigeria by Christian Reformed missionary parents. He completed his elementary and secondary education at Hillcrest School in Jos. Then he graduated from Calvin College (now University) in 1997 and is married to Joanna Bachew, from Trinidad & Tobago, who graduated from Calvin in 2003.

Wiebe Boer majored in history as a Calvin undergraduate; and he then completed a doctoral degree in history from Yale University. He has worked as a consultant for McKinsey and Company as well as the Boston Consulting Group. Currently, Wiebe Boer serves as CEO of Shell–All On, a renewable energy investment company, in Lagos, Nigeria.

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