Erik van Zwet was born in The Hague, The Netherlands, on November 10, 1970. He received the doctorandus (M.Sc.) degree from the University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1995 and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 1999, both in mathematics. After three years as a post-doctorate with the University of California, Berkeley, he is now an Assistant Professor with the University of Leiden.