Masayoshi Son | |
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![]() Masayoshi Son in 2008 | |
Born | Tosu, Saga, Japan | 11 August 1957
Nationality | Japanese |
Education | University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist |
Known for | Principal founder of Softbank |
Title | Chairman, president and CEO of Softbank |
Spouse | Masami Ohno |
Children | 2 |
Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫正義, Son Masayoshi, Korean: 손정의; RR: Son Jeong-ui, born 11 August 1957) is a Korean-Japanese billionaire technology businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Japanese holding company SoftBank, CEO of SoftBank Mobile and chairman of UK-based Arm Holdings.[2]
According to Forbes magazine, Son's net worth is US$23 billion, and he is the second richest man in Japan.[3]
In 2016, Son founded the Masason Foundation alongside Nobel Prize laureate Shinya Yamanaka to provide resources to emerging youth innovators worldwide.