Dr Norbert Wagner is a medical doctor and specialist in Public Health with German board certifications in occupational medicine, aviation and emergency medicine, and diplomas in tropical medicine, radiation protection and diving medicine. He has a PhD in Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology.

He taught Public Health and Occupational & Environmental Health in academic programs in India, the USA and Singapore as an Associate Professor (Practice)  both in classroom and online courses. After his work as Head of Corporate Medical Services in the global Department of Health, Safety and Environment at Siemens AG Munich from 2011 until 2015, he focused more on development projects supporting development agencies such as WHO, ILO, PAHO, IDRC, EuropeAid, KfW or GIZ.

The focus of his work is Public Health, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA).  His work includes assessment of management systems for occupational health and environmental protection, Health impact assessments and development of emergency preparedness and response plans. Project countries included India, Pakistan, Indonesia, ASEAN countries such as Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, China, Namibia, Republic of Congo, Algeria, Tunisia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, Dubai, Qatar, Morocco as well as Haiti.

Norbert is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a management system auditor for Occupational Health & Safety (OSHAS 18001, now ISO 45001), Environmental Protection (ISO 14001) and Social Accountability (SA 8000, now ISO 26000).