Jacques has combined a 15 year consulting career with senior management positions with vendors to the financial services industry. He started his career with McKinsey in The Netherlands where he was responsible for the analysis of the European IT Industry. After completing his  MBA, he founded Spicer & Oppenheim Consulting in London, with Booz Allen Hamilton colleagues . This became the first European management consultancy focusing on the financial Industry. He subsequently spent 5 years with Booz Allen Hamilton  and finally joined Mercer Management Consulting in London and Paris.