Dela Wälti holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics with Philosophy as a minor at the University of Bern. Dela had a four-month internship as a policy analyst at the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) in Ghana. This deepened her interest in the intersection of economics and ethics such as fair distribution, equality, and sustainability, which led her to co-found the LFIA.

Dela is currently pursuing MPhil in Development Studies at the University of Oxford and has a research interest in climate change, sustainability, equity, and good governance.