Bea Knecht

Bea Knecht (* 1967 in Brugg , born Beat ) 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 Administration at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne . After graduating, she worked in consulting and management, and from 1996 to 2001 as an associate partner at McKinsey . As a software developer , Knecht played a key role in the development of UBS OpenLAN, SAP xRPM and Levanta.

In 2005, Knecht and Sugih Jamin founded the Swiss TV streaming service Zattoo , based in Zurich . In 2012 she gave up the management and is now Vice-President of the Board of Directors. Knecht is also the founder and chairwoman of the board of directors of the start-ups Genistat, a data science company, and Levuro, an interactive advertising company. As a developer and entrepreneur, she has received various prizes and awards.

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

Knecht lived as a man until 2012. Since her transition , she has been publicly speaking on gender issues.

Prizes and awards

2014: Best of Swiss Web , honorary award
2014: Digital Lifetime Award from IAB Switzerland Association
2020: Emmy Award in Technology and Engineering

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Zattoo Board of Directors. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .
↑ An all-rounder obsessed with programming and TV. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, accessed on May 1, 2020 .
↑ She brought television to the Internet. Swissinfo, accessed on May 1, 2020 .
↑ members of the Federal Media Commission EMEK. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .
↑ Beat became Bea: “Coming out triggered a surge in me”. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .
↑ But she knows what she wants. taz, accessed on May 1, 2020 .
↑ Bea Knecht: Character actress. brand eins, accessed on May 1, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Servant, Bea
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss entrepreneur and computer scientist
DATE OF BIRTH	1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brugg

[1] Zattoo Board of Directors. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .

[2] An all-rounder obsessed with programming and TV. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, accessed on May 1, 2020 .

[3] She brought television to the Internet. Swissinfo, accessed on May 1, 2020 .

[4] members of the Federal Media Commission EMEK. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .

[5] Beat became Bea: “Coming out triggered a surge in me”. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .

[6] But she knows what she wants. taz, accessed on May 1, 2020 .

[7] Bea Knecht: Character actress. brand eins, accessed on May 1, 2020 .