Jan Gruiters (1956) studied business administration and computer technology. He has worked as an organizational consultant and has held a number of positions in Pax Christi Nederland, the Council of Churches and the Dutch peace movement. In 2000, he became director of Pax Christi, based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, which merged with the Interchurch Peace Council (IKV) in January 2007 to become IKV Pax Christi.