Andri Silberschmidt

Andri Sebastian Silberschmidt (born 26 February 1994) is a Swiss businessman, politician and former banker. He currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Liberals since 2019. Early life and education Silberschmidt was born on 26 February 1994 in Zürich, Switzerland to Georg und Katharina Silberschmidt (née Wimmer). He grew-up in the Zurich Highlands and attended local public schools. He grew up in a regular middle-class family. His father was a gymnastics teacher at the Gossau public schools. His mother is an interior designer. His paternal family was partially of Jewish descent from Germany, his ancestor Moise Silberschmidt, immigrated to La Chaux-de-Fonds around 1870 and ultimately became a citizen there (place of origin) in 1875. The second generation were active in several industries, such as investments in the textile industry, and became citizens of Zürich in 1938. On his maternal side he is of Hungarian descent. While his paternal ancestors were Jewish, Silberschmidt declared to be Protestant. He attended public schools and dropped out of high school in grade 9. Silberschmidt ultimately completed a commercial apprenticeship in banking including professional maturity at Zurich Cantonal Bank between 2009 and 2012. Between 2013 and 2017, Silberschmidt completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Banking and Finance at the Zurich University of Applied Science (ZHAW) with an exchange at Cass Business School in London. He completed a Master of Science in Global Finance from Bayes Business School (then Cass Business School). Professional career Since 2012, Silberschmidt worked as an equity fund manager at Swisscanto, a subsidiary of Zurich Cantonal Bank, offering financial services and fund services. He specifically managed quantitative funds for the third world. Since 2020, he works as the corporate secretary for logistics and transportation company Planzer, he formerly worked there as a project manager of the CFO office, and assistant to the executive board and board of directors.