Eline van den Broek is the founder of the European Independent Institute, the only independent free market think tank in the Netherlands. After graduating from Utrecht University’s honours college in 2002, where she specialized in economics, law and political science, Eline graduated cum laude in political science from Leiden University in 2003. After her master thesis investigation “To what extent did the media subsidize political parties during the election campaigns in 2003?”, Eline was especially motivated to compensate for the left-wing bias in the media and shortly thereafter joined the conservative think tank Edmund Burke Foundation to work on healthcare policy. When, in the summer of 2005, the foundation’s board decided to stop the public policy program to pursue the educational program for university students, Eline took the inititative to raise a new independent public policy institute to continue with and elaborate on EBF’s expertise and network in the public policy field.Eline is working on a range of healthcare projects, specializing in cost containment policies in Europe. As a fellow with several free market think tanks, Eline works both in the Netherlands and abroad, and tries to (re)formulate alternatives to healthcare systems and healthcare funding.She has contributed to many websites, published many op-eds in (inter)national newspapers and magazines, and is frequently seen and heard in the Dutch media. Eline (usually) lives in Utrecht, the centre of the Netherlands, together with her partner who, as an enterpreneur, brings free market ideas to practice. Eline especially enjoys setting up a young professionals network, as she strongly believes that these YPs are and will be the ambassadors of free market ideas in both the public and private sectors.