Eckart Wintzen

Eckart Wintzen (April 19, 1939 – March 21, 2008) was a Dutch entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and environmentalist. He was known for founding software company BSO/Origin, co-founding Ex'pression College, and contributing to the success of Ben & Jerry's Benelux,

He died of heart failure in 2008, while on vacation in France.

Early life and education Wintzen was born in a fishing village in Holland, and later studied math and physics at Leiden University. which offered management and financial support to small companies with philanthropic missions. Wintzen said his support of the school was part of a plan to participate in the "immaterial economy."