Olivia holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociocultural Anthropology from McGill University and a Master's degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. Her interests lie in environmental anthropology, food studies, French anthropology, and colonialism. She has conducted research on farming communities affected by natural disasters in Panama and wrote her thesis on the new paradigm of viticulture in Languedoc-Roussillon. Currently a research consultant at Eranos, Olivia is driven by a desire to apply anthropological methods and theories to contemporary business challenges.