Dr Olga Dickmann studied economics in Heidelberg and Montpellier. This was followed by employment in the scientific field, e.g. at the University of Heidelberg and at the GIGA Institute in Hamburg. In 2018 she received her doctorate in political science from the Goethe University in Frankfurt.
Dr Olga Dickmann lived in Kenya from 2013 to 2017, where she worked for the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce (AHK) as a coordinator for international services with a focus on Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Since 2018 she has been working as Manager Finance and Business Development at bettervest GmbH in Frankfurt. bettervest GmbH finances projects in the field of renewable energies, energy efficiency and water.