Alexander „Sascha“ Van der Bellen, also referred to by the abbreviation VDB, is the current president of Austria. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna, and after joining politics, as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party.

The president of Austria, officially titled federal president of the Republic of Austria is the head of state of the Republic of Austria. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the Constitution, in practice the president is largely a ceremonial and symbolic figurehead.