Oleg was born in Southern Russia, spent five years working in Moscow, but has been living in Sweden since 2006. He spent a few years working for international environmental non-profits, including Greenpeace, WWF and 350.org. For about a decade Oleg was active in the international youth climate movement, where he helped train new climate advocates and ensure a strong youth participation at the UN climate talks. Back in 2009, he co-founded a social enterprise, Wake-Up Call, that works to inspire a new generation of young leaders working for a more sustainable, peaceful and equitable world for all. These days Oleg lives in the city of Gävle in Northern Sweden, where he works part-time at the municipal energy company as a sales representative, while also teaching Swedish, English, Social Studies and Natural Sciences at the local community college. As an educator and a life-long student himself, Oleg is very passionate about teaching and believes that education is a vital component in improving people's lives and alleviating poverty. Oleg enjoys travelling abroad, discovering local cultures and meeting different people. He spent one summer in Japan, learning Japanese, and hopes to live and work abroad again in the future.