Born and raised in the suburbs of Munich, I quickly made my way through German kindergarten where, in the summer of 1993, I invented the world's first perpetual motion machine. Sadly, it was destroyed in a heated dispute over toy blocks the very same day.

I then went on to primary school. It was there that I discovered my love for math, successfully proving the Poincaré conjecture with a deflated volleyball years before Perelman.

In secondary school, I set out to build my very own time machine but, due to funding issues, had to settle for a very fast toaster instead.

At university, I studied history and interpretative dance, finishing with a PhD in both. Thesis title: A deconstruction of the French Revolution by means of flailing one's arms around.

After obtaining my doctorate, I went into finance. Working as a hedge manager for a multinational bank, I trim hedges every other day to maintain the facade of professionalism.

On my off days, I like being creative.