Genserik Reniers, a Master of Science in chemical engineering and PhD in Applied Economic Sciences, is Full Professor at the Safety and Security Science Group of the Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands, where he teaches courses related to Risk Analysis and Risk Management. At the University of Antwerp as well as at the KULeuven, both in Belgium, he is also professor lecturing amongst others in Engineering Risk Management. His main research interests concern the collaboration surrounding safety and security topics and socio-economic optimization within the chemical industry. Amongst many other academic achievements and output, he has published 300+ scientific papers in high-quality academic journals, and has (co-)authored and (co-)edited more than 35 books. He serves as an Editor of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries and as an Associate Editor of the Journal ‘Safety Science’.