Octavia Zahrt

Octavia Zahrt is a Human Resources Analytics Expert at the European Central Bank, with experience including roles as an Economist and participation in graduate programs focused on Human Resources Analytics and Service Design & Optimization. Zahrt holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where research focused on exercise mindsets and their effects on health and wellbeing, along with significant studies involving over 70,000 participants. Previous positions include advising on marketing strategy as a PhD Fellow at Riva, conducting people analytics at Google, and several research assistant roles in prestigious institutions like University College London and Stanford University, contributing to studies on diversity, inclusion, and prosocial behavior. Zahrt also holds a BA in Economics and Psychology from UCL and participated in the Erasmus Program at Sciences Po.