Youtchi von Lintel joined Participant in 2004 and was named Director of Business Development in December 2007. He has been responsible for developing strategic marketing partnerships and integrating these partners into social action and advocacy campaigns. In addition to forging alliances with several leading companies, Youtchi has successfully launched a series of charity auctions on eBay for such Participant films including An Inconvenient Truth and The Kite Runner.
Youtchi was born and raised in France but left his native country after obtaining his baccalauréat to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics at Brown University, from which he graduated in 2003.