Oliver Lah

Oliver Lah has a diverse range of work experience in the field of sustainable urban development and climate action. Oliver currently serves as a Coordinator at the Urban Living Lab Center, where they facilitate collaboration among implementation-oriented projects in the field. Oliver also holds the position of Research Affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where they develop capacity building material and online courses on sustainable urban development. Oliver is an Adjunct Professor at BTH and has previously worked as the Head of Research Unit at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, where they led a team of researchers and collaborated with local and national authorities on urban transition pathways. Oliver has also held roles at Technische Universität Berlin, Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI), UN-Habitat, UN Environment Programme, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, where they contributed to various projects related to urban sustainability, mobility, and climate change mitigation.

Oliver Lah holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Urban Ecology from the Technische Universität Berlin. Prior to that, they obtained a Master's degree in Environmental Studies from Victoria University of Wellington. Oliver also holds a Bachelor's degree in History and Political Science from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.