People

There are more than 10,000 people collaborating one world66. You find their names below the articles they have written or below the photos they have taken. But it all started with just a few people. Here are the profiles of Douwe, Richard, Hans-Peter and Giorgio.

Richard Osinga in Uzbekistan Richard Osinga
Co-founder and CEO

Ex-diplomat, paperback writer and internet entrepreneur, Richard has two kids and lives in Amersfoort.

Send an e-mail to Richard or visit his blog (dutch only).

Douwe Osinga in Uzbekistan Douwe Osinga
Co-founder and CTO

Douwe has visited some 80 countries on all continents except Australia. He also runs an open content philosophy project, the savage mind.

Send an e-mail to Douwe or visit his blog.

HP is off to new destinations Hans-Peter Harmsen
Operations

Hans-Peter proved that cd-roms would not get faster than quad-speed. He has been a successful internet entrepreneur for as long as he cares to remember.

Send an e-mail to Hans-Peter or visit his personal website (dutch only).

World66 uses only Italian design. Giorgio Baresi
Design

Giorgio joined World66 in October 2003, a few months after his graduation in Design at Politecnico di Milano, in Milan, Italy. From October 2002 to October 2003 Giorgio worked on a Wiki, Open Content, Travel Guide called CapitanCook, which is now part of World66.

Giorgio's job at World66 is to create a easy-to-use and good-looking interface, in order to make things easier to the ones who want to contribute contents or simply navigate the website.

Send an e-mail to Giorgio or visit his blog (italian only).