Lena Falk-Walter studied at the University of Mannheim for a Bachelor's degree in Culture and Economics with a focus on media and communication sciences. During her studies she gained first practical and theoretical experience in the field of sustainable economics and is currently deepening this knowledge in the Master's programme "Global Change Ecology" at the University of Bayreuth. Alongside her studies, she has been working as a student assistant at the Institute for SME Research (ifm) since autumn 2016, where she supports platforms2share and the i-share network.