JOHN VAN ROSENDAAL  


JOURNALIST  |  MEDIA CONSULTANT

Things ‘should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.’
Albert Einstein (with liberty)


The highlights:

  • Consultant with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, responsible for implementation of new web site
  • Cyprus correspondent for various publications, including Dow Jones Newswires
  • Writer/consultant on 401(k) participant web site content for Mellon’s Fortune 500 clients
  • Senior VP for Content for US financial publisher Asset International, responsible for spearheading its web presence
  • US correspondent for Het Financieele Dagblad, Elsevier, Dutch national radio and other European publlications
  • Staff correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires in Zurich, Switzerland
  • Producer for Dutch national television
  • Published in The Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News and other publications
  • Educated as a lawyer (in the Netherlands) and a journalist (Columbia University, NY)
  • The focus of my media consulting is how the client’s media presence can be aligned with the information needs of its audience. I help the client to think from the outside in, instead of from the inside out.
  • I’m Dutch originally, but grounded in the American journalism tradition.

Currently working on Foreign Circles LLC, my startup for expats worldwide.



New York   |  jvr @ foreigncircles.com  |  +1 914 417 0788