Bea Knecht

Bea Knecht (born 1967, Brugg, Switzerland) is a Swiss computer scientist, entrepreneur and founder of Zattoo.

Life

Knecht grew up in Windisch and studied computer science at the University of California at Berkeley. She completed a master's degree in Business Administrations at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne. After graduation, she worked in consulting and management, from 1996 to 2001 as an associate partner at McKinsey. As a software developer, Knecht was instrumental in the development of UBS OpenLAN, SAP xRPM and Levanta.[1]

In 2005, Knecht co-founded Zattoo, a Swiss TV streaming service based in Zurich, with Sugih Jamin. In 2012, she stepped down as CEO and is now Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.[2] Knecht is also the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the startups Genistat, a data science company, and Levuro, an interactive advertising company.[3] As a developer and entrepreneur, she has received various awards and accolades.[4]

Knecht has been a member of the Federal Media Commission (EMEK) since 2014.[5]

Until 2012, Knecht lived as a man. Since her transition,[5] she has publicly expressed her views on gender issues.[6][7]

Awards
  • 2014: Best of Swiss Web, Honorary Award[8]
  • 2014: Digital Lifetime Award from IAB Switzerland Association[1]
  • 2020: Emmy Award in Technology and Engineering[1]

References
  1. Sarah Genner (1 March 2020). "Sie brachte das Fernsehen ins Internet". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. "Verwaltungsrat". zattoo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. Werner Grundlehner (20 April 2020). "Eine vom Programmieren und vom TV besessene Allrounderin". nzz.ch. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. Sarah Genner (29 February 2020). "Swiss Abroad". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. "Mitglieder der EMEK". emek.admin.ch. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. Stefan Mey (3 February 2015). "Die weiß aber, was sie will". taz.de. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. Wiebke Harms. "Bea Knecht - Charakterdarstellerin". brandeins.de. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. "Bea Knecht erhält den Ehrenpreis". persoenlich.com. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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