Oliver Krenz is Head of Sustainability at Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, Germany’s federal motorway company, where he leads the organisation’s sustainability work. Previously, he headed the Autobahn’s Sustainability Programme and served as Team Lead for Innovative Mobility, focusing on sustainability, life-cycle assessment, ESG and innovative approaches to mobility.

Since joining Die Autobahn in 2019, Oliver has held several roles spanning project management, innovation, network management and organisational transition. His earlier experience includes political communications and European policy, including work as a PR Consultant in political communications and as a speaker in the European Commission’s Team Europe Direct network in Germany. He also worked with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on climate strategies in rapidly motorising countries.

Oliver holds an M.A. in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Bath and studied Contemporary European Studies and Trans-Atlantic Politics at the University of Washington.