Michel Adam Lisowski was born on April 16, 1950, in
Warsaw to a family of Jewish descent. In 1958, he moved to
Vienna where his father served as a diplomat at the
International Atomic Energy Agency for the
Polish government. After high school, Lisowski was granted a scholarship for Mathematics at
Princeton University. Lisowski started a textile business in
Thailand called "Eden Group" and is currently the President of Fashion TV (FTV), for which he also runs the franchise "love-f-cafe" in various European cities, including Monaco and Milan. In 2013, he returned to Vienna with the opening of the café on the ground floor of the
Hotel Bristol next to the opera house. ==References==