Faber was born in Zurich and schooled in Geneva. He studied economics at the University of Zurich and, at the age of 24, earned a PhD in Economics, graduating magna cum laude.
I've followed Marc since the late 90's, he's a pretty good forecaster of economic events (stock market predictions/cycles) supported by facts and history. His mind is sharp and he doesn't give a hoot what anyone says about him.  His remark about the, "corporate world now run by compliance people and Western societies have become extremely hypocritical", isn't too far off the mark.
I do not condone what he said, but I'm guessing there are a lot of people out there who do agree with what he said.  Marc is filthy rich, I doubt he will need to become a waiter..