Ferdinand Habsburg

Ferdinand Habsburg

Founder and CEO, Da Vinci Media

Ferdinand Habsburg is the founder and CEO of Da Vinci Media and he launched the channel Da Vinci Learning in 2007. He is currently the majority shareholder of Da Vinci Media, a privately held and independent company based in Berlin. Da Vinci Learning serves 30 million subscribers in Europe, Africa and Asia with linear and on-demand products.

Ferdinand Habsburg has 22 years of work experience in media and marketing. He has worked in the UK, Germany, Austria, USA, Poland and Egypt. Prior to his engagement at DVL, he was in senior management positions at ITI (Warsaw), Red Bull (Salzburg), Belphegor Media (Berlin), IVT (New York) and ECM (London). He started his career in the TV division of Bertelsmann and was among the founding members of the Pay TV network Premiere (currently SKY).

Mr. Habsburg’s vision is clear: learning is a lifelong process and should be accessible to everyone regardless of age, educational level or resources. It should also be fun.