Erik van Seventer has a MSc in Human Nutrition from Wageningen University; his minor study is Market Sciences, Company Management and Logistics. He worked for 15 years in the food industry, including five and a half years at Numico (Nutricia) as a marketing manager, change manager in production and export manager for Africa. In Coca-Cola Enterprises Netherlands, he had nine years of extensive experience in commercial and management activities, the last three years as Director out of Home/Food Service.

In September 2003, Erik van Seventer started as Director of commercial and strategic affairs of the business unit Biobased Products in Wageningen UR - Food and Biobased Research. He is Director of this business unit since 2006.
From 2007 Erik van Seventer is Program Leader Biobased Economy throughout Wageningen University & Research centre.

Erik van Seventer is spreker in de An Innovative Truth V thematrack Biobased Economy