Olivia Amber, a seasoned researcher and people manager, has an impressive track record in developing insights that seamlessly blend technological solutions and human experience to solve real-world problems. She specializes in building quantitative market research studies that address the most pressing challenges from the problem statement and research vision to the methodologies and models. Her primary focus is on combining technology with human expertise to drive growth and development, from training and development to team leadership. Olivia has an educational background in Geographic information sciences and geology from Colby College, where she received the Class Department Award. She also holds executive education certificates in Business Strategy & Leadership from Harvard Business School and Analytics & Causality: Inferring Causal Effects from Observational Data from The Wharton School.

Before joining Uber as a Senior Global Strategic Researcher, Olivia worked as a strategic research analyst, research & data analyst, and sustainability program manager in various organizations such as Rich Talent Group and Sodexo. She also served as a professional runner, where she discovered her love for teaching through mentorship and training, a skill she's continued to develop as a people manager. Olivia's goal is to grow people into senior researchers and leads of their own teams.