Prof. dr. Cokky Hilhorst

Faculty
Job title Professor
Phone number +31 346 295 406
Cokky Hilhorst

Biography

Prof. Dr. Cokky Hilhorst is Professor of Information Systems and Director of the Faculty Research Center for  Accounting, Auditing & Control at Nyenrode Business University. 

In her work she combines insights from different academic disciplines, such as economics, AI, computer science and information management. Hilhorst combines knowledge of the digitization of organizations with knowledge of software systems and their applications. She teaches on topics such as IT investments, AI, decision making and risk, data and digital transformation. 

Hilhorst studied Artificial Intelligence at Utrecht University and specialized in theoretical computer science. She holds an MSc in Information Management from TIAS Business School and obtained a PhD from the Faculty of Economics and Management at Tilburg University. Her dissertation was awarded the Prof. Dr. Aart Bosman Dissertation Prize for the best dissertation in Information Systems 2011 in the Benelux. Her work has been published in Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, Information & Management, Government Information Quarterly and Health.

Hillhorst worked for many years at PwC, as Director Technology. In addition to her work at Nyenrode, she is a member of the supervisory boards of ProRail and Grant Thornton