Florian Smeritschnig was born in Vienna, Austria in 1989. Among the top 10 students of his year (out of more than 5700), he obtained the bachelor degree in Business Administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where he specialized in Transport and Logistics Management, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During these studies, he spent one semester at the Business School of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Besides, he had already the chance to collect work-experience in fields such as civil aviation, finance and journalism. His personal interests include aviation, travelling, economics and politics, entrepreneurship, financial markets, photography and music. Florian Smeritschnig currently lives and works in Vienna.