Santa Clara University

Center for Science, Technology & Society - Anthony Bettencourt

Center for Science, Technology and Society

Anthony Bettencourt
Anthony Bettencourt

Anthony Bettencourt

Advisory Board Member

Anthony Bettencourt is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Autonomy ZANTAZ. He also serves as the chairman of the board of Blinkx, Inc., the world’s largest video search engine on the Internet, and is also on the board of National Banana, Avolent, and the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Previously, Mr. Bettencourt was the Chief Executive Officer of Verity, and led the company through its successful acquisition by Autonomy. In 2005, he was awarded the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for software and technology in the Silicon Valley. Anthony serves as a judge for the Tech Awards and is a mentor for Santa Clara University’s Global Social Benefit Incubator program at the Center for Science, Technology, and Society. Anthony earned a B.A. in English from Santa Clara University in 2006.