Felix Marquardt is Austrian-American. He was born and raised in Paris and counts no less than ten nationalities in his family. He has been homeless and hosted Bill Gates, Mario Vargas Llosa and a small horde of heads of state for dinner, produced French rap, run communications for the International Herald Tribune and been a speechwriter and strategic advisor to a number of iconic global figures over the years.
In 2012, Felix launched the Barrez-vous ! movement in France, encouraging French youths to get out and travel the world. In 2015, he founded the think tank Youthonomics, which set out to rank countries according to youth-friendliness. His latest project is Black Elephant, a podcast and event platform dedicated to fostering radically new conversations. A regular columnist since 2008, he has contributed to dozens of publications around the world, from the New York Times and Newsweek to El País, Le Monde, Die Welt, the Guardian and the Times of India.
He lives in Greece and has three children.
In 2012, Felix launched the Barrez-vous ! movement in France, encouraging French youths to get out and travel the world. In 2015, he founded the think tank Youthonomics, which set out to rank countries according to youth-friendliness. His latest project is Black Elephant, a podcast and event platform dedicated to fostering radically new conversations. A regular columnist since 2008, he has contributed to dozens of publications around the world, from the New York Times and Newsweek to El País, Le Monde, Die Welt, the Guardian and the Times of India.
He lives in Greece and has three children.
