About

Olaf was appointed Founding Director of ESSA in 2016.

He also is currently Senior Vice President of Strategic Development with the Robert Bosch Foundation, responsible for developing strategy to support Education in Africa.  

His previous role was Senior Vice President and Head of the Education, Society and Culture department also at the Robert Bosch Foundation.  

He has worked as an editor and within sales and was a lecturer at the University of Gdansk, Poland. Educated in France, Germany and the USA, he is multi-lingual.