He studied electrical engineering.
He ran as an independent candidate in the 2014 presidential election and was elected as President in a second round of voting. In 1990, after the Velvet Revolution, he moved to the United States. Later he founded Triangel and Quatro, two Slovakia-based hire-purchase companies that give the buyer the possibility to pay for goods in several installments over a number of months instead of paying the full price at once.
In 2006, Kiska co-founded a non-profit charitable organization called DobrĂ½ anjel (translated as Good Angel), in which donors help families that have found themselves in a difficult financial situation as a result of a family member contracting a serious disease (such as cancer).
By 2014, more than 140,000 people have donated to this organization. Most recently, Good angel expanded their activities also in Czechoslovakian Republic.
In addition to that, Andrej Kiska donates his montly presidential salary to people in need. In the first round of the 2014 presidential election, Kiska placed second with 24% of the vote, behind Prime Minister Robert Fico (28%).
As none of candidates got more than 50% of votes, Kiska and Fico progressed to a presidential runoff vote on 29 March 2014.
He took office on 15 June 2014. Andrej Kiska supports Kosovo independence and is in favour of Slovakia diplomatically recognising Kosovo as an independent sovereign state. Kiska has also come out against Russia over the Ukraine conflict and supports sanctions.