Christian was born in Marburg, Germany, and moved to the Zurich, Switzerland, area at age 9. Not a great experience, as the culture shock was significant.

He obtained a M.A. in Linguistics and English at the University of Zurich, with a year abroad at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK.

Without knowing there was such a thing, he started in the relocation industry while still in college. As a Business German teacher to Zurich expats, he enhanced their dry German lessons with trips to the nearest supermarket. Destination services!

In California, he worked for a German-American cultural center with artists-in-residence who wanted to walk around Los Angeles and couldn’t drive. (More destination services required.)

His mobility career began in earnest with a five-year role at Cartus as an international mobility consultant.

He later served as a relocation consultant, operations manager, and trainer for domestic and international mobility at Sterling Lexicon (Lexicon Relocation).

After a stint working as a tester for OpenAI in 2024, he currently heads the mobility program for a well-known restaurant chain.