Immaterial guy

After BSO/Origin founder Eckart Wintzen masterminded a merger with Philips C&P, he could've retired to his bucolic Dutch castle. Instead, he went global with his do-good holding company Ex'tent, which has invested in a car co-op, an AIDS research venture, the European Ben & Jerry's franchise, and 10 other outfits.This January, the Dutch tycoon added the SF Bay Area's Ex'pression Center for New Media to his portfolio. Wintzen says the school aims for social virtue and vocational education: "People who spend time in front of a screen are not burning gasoline. Flying electrons represent a less material economy."

Jesse Freund