Andri Sebastian Silberschmidt (born February 26, 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 February 26, 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 not entirely clear, it's believed that he is non-practicing or one of his ancestors has converted to another religion. 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. He currently also serves as a strategic advisor for the Marcuard Family Office and president of FH Switzerland. He is currently a board member of Jucker Farm AG as well as Kaisin AG, a poké bole operation with several locations in Swiss cities, which he co-founded in 2017. He is a member of the board of trustees of Stiftung Wohnungen für kinderreiche Familien (en. Foundation Apartments for large families) and the Fritz-Gerber-Stiftung für begabte junge Menschen (en.