Founders
jovoto was founded by Bastian Unterberg and Prof. Thomas Schildhauer.
As founder and CEO Bastian Unterberg concentrates largely on business development and marketing, while also managing the strategic development of jovoto, especially regarding the platform.
Bastian studied computer sciences at the University of Siegen and design at the University of the Arts, Berlin. He has 12 years of experience realizing communication concepts in digital space; as information architect, designer, and developer.
Bastian is hopelessly hooked on the internet, is interested in form and function, the future of the web and new manifestations of work processes. He insists on self-determinatin and free thinking. Whenever time allows, he likes to travel to the ocean to get his thrill out of riding one or two waves.
You’ll find Bastian on Twitter und Facebook and surely on a dozen of other services.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer is a computer scientist, marketing expert, and internet researcher.
Prof. Schildhauer works as director of the largest partner institution of the University of the Arts , the Institute of Electronic Business (IEB) while also holding responsibility for the Central Instiute for Further Education (ZIW), which unites further education opportunities of all four Art Colleges in Berlin. In his functions, Prof. Schildhauer leads several Masters programs, among them “Master of Leadership in Digital Communication”, “Master of Sound Studies”, and “Master of Cultural Journalism”. Furthermore, Prof. Schildhauer holds lectures at the Master of Information and Managment Technology program at the University of St. Gallen.
Prof. Schildhauer can draw from ten year’s worth of experience with the study and development of internet based business models and has initiated and lead hundreds of application-based research projects. A large number of publications in this sector of the creative industries document an intensive exploration of all aspects of change in interpersonal and corporate communication through digital media.
Prof. Schildhauer is supervisory board member of a range of companies in the creative- and media industry. He is also a member of the Creative Industries Committee of the IHK Berlin. As coach and Business Angel he supports and finances selected start-ups.