Oliver Martin holds a Master's degree and PhD in Architecture from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Oliver Martin held various positions at the Swiss Federal Office of Culture until he joined its executive board in 2012 as Head of the Baukultur section. In parallel, he was a member of the Swiss delegation to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee from 2010 to 2013 and was a member of ICCROM Council from 2013 to 2021, serving as president from 2017 to 2021. He is one of the main authors and promoters of the concept of Baukultur and the related Davos Declaration, adopted by the European Ministers of Culture in 2018, which became a reference text for building and planning policies in Europe and beyond. Oliver Martin is the Chair of the Davos Baukultur Alliance, launched in 2023.