Jos Benschop received his MSc (cum laude) and PhD from physics faculty in Twente University. From 1984 until 1997 he worked at Philips on optical metrology and optical recording. He joined ASML in 1997.

As Senior Vice President Technology he is responsible for research and system engineering within ASML.
He has published 30+ papers and generated 20+ patents. He is an SPIE fellow and part-time professor “NNV leerstoel Industriële Natuurkunde” at the University of Twente.
He is a member of the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (https://www.acti-nl.org/nl ) . He has been appointed by the king as advisor to the Dutch government on science, technology and innovation (https://www.awti.nl/ ).