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Marc "MAV" Vetter, (born 10 September 1990, in Merzig Germany) is a father, politician and entrepreneur predominantly active in Europe. He is the co-founder and CEO of 4QT.

Since 2022 he is politically active in the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland, serving on the board of the young Green Liberal Party of Zürich, and the board of the Green Liberal Party of the City of Zürich. He is advocating for the scientific approach, inclusion and open debate.

Biography
Marc Maurice Felix Vetter was born not he 10th of September 1990 in Merzig Germany, one of the cities in Saarland, one of the smallest Bundesland of Germany.

At the age of 2 his family migrated to Luxembourg City in Luxembourg. Here him and his two younger siblings grew up and went to the European School of Luxembourg.

In 2000 his family migrated to Berlin, capital of Germany. There MAV got his education at the Quentin Blake European School and later at the Schiller Gymnasium.

In 2004 MAV and his family moved back to Luxembourg where he completed his double Abitur in 2008.

In 2008 MAV moved to Zürich, Switzerland and began his Engineering studies at ETH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

In 2013 he published his research on mathematical models in the medical field in his bachelor thesis, earning his Bachelor of Science degree from ETH.

In 2015 he was invited to MIT, enabling him to do his research on reducing exergy waste in solar desalination plants manufacturing fresh water. His findings where published in his Master Thesis.

4QT
4QT enables CO2 neutrality. By electrifying off-road and heavy-duty vehicles, construction and logistics companies achieve net-zero. MAV founded 4QT in 2020 after a previous unsuccessful attempt to launch the business of the same name in the incubator Entrepreneur First in London UK 2015.

Debate Club Zürich
MAV is creative and enjoys discussing ideas. During his studies at ETH he formented the group which became the official Debating Club of ETH Zürich and later also of the University of Zürich, rebranding to the Debating Club Zürich. During his time as President of the club MAV organised trips to several notable tournaments as well as co-organizing the first swiss debating competition together with the debating club of the rival University St. Gallen.

Today the club hosts regular debates for students in both English and German. It fosters critical thinking and is a safe space for practicing rhetoric and engaging in both sides of an argument.

Bitcoin Fawkes
Together with his close friend Peter Megyeri, MAV programmed and operated the Bitcoin Arbitrage Fund "Fawkes". MAV was the chief engineer while Megyeri brought the financial know how to the venture. The fund operated for several weeks before the MtGox incident. It is reported to have been highly profitable although no public figures are available. Megyeri and MAV have not spoken publicly about their success, but MAV has admitted that the gains have enabled his subsequent ventures.