Oliver Marchand

Co-Founder & CEO - Resilens

Dr. Oliver Marchand is Co-Founder and CEO of Resilens AG, a Zurich-based climate adaptation decision intelligence platform. He is responsible for the company’s overall strategy, scientific vision, investor relations, and the development of its core decision models.

Oliver is a climate and data expert with a strong scientific foundation and an entrepreneurial track record. He founded Carbon Delta, a global leader in climate change scenario analysis, and served as its CEO until the company was acquired by MSCI in October 2019. At MSCI, he became Global Head of Climate Risk Research, leading the team responsible for building the climate risk models behind MSCI’s climate metrics, used by institutional investors worldwide.

Earlier in his career, Oliver gained extensive experience in IT management, financial portfolio management, and systems development at Fisch Asset Management, giving him a deep understanding of how complex analytics translate into institutional decision-making. His work sits at the intersection of climate science, public administration, and digital innovation. He is recognized for translating scientific insight into operational tools, and brings leadership experience from international teams alongside a broad network across the climate and data community.

Oliver holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from ETH Zürich. He is based in Zurich.