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title="France">France</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Citizenship</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leiden_University" title="Leiden University">Leiden University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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.cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170913060416/http://www.extent.nl/">"Ex'tent"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.extent.nl/">the original</a> on 13 September 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ex%27tent&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.extent.nl%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEckart+Wintzen" class="Z3988"></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Eckart Wintzen</b> (April 19, 1939 – March 21, 2008) was a <a href="/wiki/Dutch_people" title="Dutch people">Dutch</a> <a href="/wiki/Entrepreneur" class="mw-redirect" title="Entrepreneur">entrepreneur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venture_capitalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Venture capitalist">venture capitalist</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Environmentalist" title="Environmentalist">environmentalist</a>. He was known for founding software company BSO/Origin,<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_96_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_96-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> co-founding <a href="/wiki/SAE_Expression_College" title="SAE Expression College">Ex'pression College</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-SFGATE_02_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGATE_02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and contributing to the success of <a href="/wiki/Ben_%26_Jerry%27s" title="Ben & Jerry's">Ben & Jerry's</a> <a href="/wiki/Benelux" title="Benelux">Benelux</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-UToronto_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UToronto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wired_08_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_08-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" title="Wired (magazine)">Wired</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_08_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_08-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Greenwheels" title="Greenwheels">Greenwheels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_08_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_08-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his own words, he wanted to "put technology at the service of inter-human warmth."<sup id="cite_ref-UToronto_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UToronto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He died of <a href="/wiki/Heart_failure" title="Heart failure">heart failure</a> in 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_08_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_08-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while on vacation in France.<sup id="cite_ref-Mix_Mourns_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mix_Mourns-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eckart_Wintzen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wintzen was born in a fishing village in <a href="/wiki/Holland" title="Holland">Holland</a>, and later studied math and physics at <a href="/wiki/Leiden_University" title="Leiden University">Leiden University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UToronto_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UToronto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the early 1960s, he served a <a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">mandatory stint</a> in the Dutch army, where he first developed an interest in computers.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_96_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_96-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_career">Business career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eckart_Wintzen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Business career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BSO/Origin"><span id="BSO.2FOrigin"></span>BSO/Origin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eckart_Wintzen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: BSO/Origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1976, Wintzen founded the software company BSO, which was later renamed Origin.<sup id="cite_ref-Mix_Mourns_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mix_Mourns-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1995, the privately held company had 6,500 employees and 100 offices in 24 countries, with global <a href="/wiki/Revenues" class="mw-redirect" title="Revenues">revenues</a> above $500 million. The firm's clients included <a href="/wiki/Volvo" title="Volvo">Volvo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texaco" title="Texaco">Texaco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastman_Kodak" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastman Kodak">Eastman Kodak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Procter_%26_Gamble" title="Procter & Gamble">Procter & Gamble</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Motorola" title="Motorola">Motorola</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_96_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_96-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1996, the company merged with <a href="/wiki/Philips" title="Philips">Philips Communications and Processing Services</a>, and ready to move on to other ventures, Wintzen chose not to stay onboard after the merger.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_96_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_96-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ex'tent"><span id="Ex.27tent"></span>Ex'tent</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eckart_Wintzen&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ex'tent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retiring from Origin in 1996, Wintzen decided to put the profits to good use. He founded <a href="/wiki/Green_economy" title="Green economy">green</a> venture capital firm Ex'tent,<sup id="cite_ref-Ex'tent_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ex'tent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which offered management and financial support to small companies with <a href="/wiki/Philanthropy" title="Philanthropy">philanthropic</a> missions.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_96_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_96-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wired_08_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_08-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ex'pression_College"><span id="Ex.27pression_College"></span>Ex'pression College</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eckart_Wintzen&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ex'pression College"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, Wintzen co-founded <a href="/wiki/SAE_Expression_College" title="SAE Expression College">Ex'pression College</a>, a private <a href="/wiki/For-profit_school" class="mw-redirect" title="For-profit school">for-profit college</a> for digital arts, in <a href="/wiki/Emeryville,_California" title="Emeryville, California">Emeryville, California</a>. Initially, the school was funded exclusively by Wintzen, who invested roughly $20 million into the project.<sup id="cite_ref-SF_Gate_1999_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SF_Gate_1999-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wintzen said his support of the school was part of a plan to participate in the "immaterial economy."<sup id="cite_ref-SFGATE_02_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGATE_02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with the management team, Wintzen actively participated in the development of the long-term vision and goals for the school.<sup id="cite_ref-Mix_Mourns_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mix_Mourns-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Advising">Advising</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eckart_Wintzen&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Advising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eckart advised many entrepreneurs, and served on the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_directors" title="Board of directors">boards</a> of commercial and <a href="/wiki/Non-profit" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit">non-profit</a> organizations including the <a href="/wiki/Dian_Fossey_Gorilla_Fund_International" title="Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International">Dianne Fossey Gorilla Fund</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Carbon_Disclosure_Project" title="Carbon Disclosure Project">Carbon Disclosure Project</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ex'tent_Bio_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ex'tent_Bio-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eckart_Wintzen&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161111151803/http://www.extent.nl/eckart/condoleance/">"Register of Condolence"</a>. <i>extent.nl</i>. 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