Dr Oliver SCHELSKE

Director - Natural Assets and ESG Research Lead, Swiss Re Institute

Oliver Schelske is a funding Director of Swiss Re Institute, responsible for integrating ecosystem services into re/insurance. He co-headed Swiss Re's Risk Research Relations (2010-17) and Issue Mgmt. (2007-10). Prior, he was Senior Consultant & Head Environm. Mgmt at Ernst Basler Ltd., where he co-developed the Swiss urban& regional sustainability indicators. He regularly publishes on behalf of Swiss Re, eg. in 2020, a biodiversity & ecosystem services study which develops nature-contributions-to-people-driven conservation & macro-vulnerability views. The Swiss Government has appointed him for the scoping of the IPBES business & biodiversity report. Oliver studied economics in Germany/USA and holds a PhD on biodiversity economics from Zurich University, where he also did field work in mountain fens.  He is a passionate but lazy gardener.