Roland Weißmann was born on March 16, 1968, in Linz. After graduating in 1986, he studied journalism and history in Vienna. For the first 15 years of his ORF career, he worked as a reporter, journalist, and editor in radio and television before moving into management. From 2012, he was ORF’s chief TV producer responsible for finances, and in 2017 became deputy commercial director. In 2020, he led the ORF-Player project. In 2021, he was elected Director General of ORF.