Jan Lievaart graduated in 2000 from the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Utrecht University, in The Netherlands before gaining two years’ experience in a dairy cattle practice. In 2002 he returned to Utrecht University to teach while delivering services from the ambulatory clinic, going on to complete a Masters in Veterinary Epidemiology and a PhD in Udder Health. In 2007 he joined the veterinary program at Charles Sturt University in Australia, first as a lecturer and from 2010 as a senior lecturer in epidemiology before becoming head of the discipline group “Production animals and Epidemiology”.
After his return to The Netherlands in 2011 he started a consultancy business for veterinary practice management and in 2017 Jan joined IVC Evidensia as Head of Farm Animal and Equine in The Netherlands.