# Neil Heerden

> Neil Heerden is a startup investor at European Union. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [European Union](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-union)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilvanheerden84

Neil Heerden is a startup investor at European Union. Neil Heerden (72), who holds a BA qualification, is a trustee of the University of the Western Cape, former director-general of foreign affairs, ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, ambassador to the European Union and former executive director of the South Africa Foundation (now South Africa Business Leadership).He is also a directorof other companies.

## About European Union

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

European.eu is the official website of the European Union. It is a good starting point if you are looking for information and services provided by the EU but you don't know your way around their sites. The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 28 EU countries that together cover much of the continent.

5 contacts available at European Union.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Giovanni Buttarelli | European Data Protection Supervisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giovanni-buttarelli |
| Neil Heerden | Ambassador | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-van-heerden |
| Pascal Legai | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pascal-legai |
| Roberto Viola | Director-General for Network, Content and Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roberto-viola |
| Adrian Docea | City Branding Expert | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-docea |

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