Rüdiger Haum is as a research analyst for innovation and technology assessment since January 2024. He has been working in scientific policy consulting for over fifteen years (Institute for Ecological Economy Research, University of Sussex, FU Berlin) and was already a research analyst in the WBGU office from 2009 to 2015. From 2015 to 2023, he worked in science communication and developed and curated exhibitions for the Futurium and the Competence Center for Electromagnetic Fields.

Rüdiger Haum holds a PhD in Science and Technology Policy from the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex and studied Media and Political Science in Lüneburg, Seville and Brighton.