Astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek studied Theoretical Physics and obtained a PhD in Astrophysics at the University of Amsterdam. He is well known in the Netherlands for his television appearances, TedX talks and for co-founding Nerd Nite Amsterdam. Currently, he works as a strategy consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and as a freelance journalist for NRS Handelsblad and popular science youth magazine Kijk. He is author of the book Planeten Jagers (Planet Hunters).