Lans Bovenberg is a professor of economics. In 2004, he won the Spinoza prize for his research on environmental taxes. Bovenberg holds the F.J.D Goldschmeding chair on 'Innovation in Economics Teaching' at Tilburg University, since January 2016. He combines this position since January 2019 with a part-time chair as 'Professor of Relational Economics, Values and Leadership' at Erasmus University, Rotterdam.