Masason Foundation

Masason Foundation
Native name
孫正義育英財団
FoundedDecember 5, 2016
FounderMasayoshi Son
Headquarters1-7-1, Kaigan, Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Founder of the Masason Foundation, Masayoshi Son, in 2008.

The Masason Foundation is a philanthropic organization dedicated to providing an environment that enables youth with high aspirations and exceptional talents to develop their skills and contribute to the future of humankind.[1][2]

About

The Masason Foundation was founded in 2016 by Masayoshi Son, who is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp, a Japanese multinational conglomerate.[3][4][5] The Vice President of the Masason Foundation is Shinya Yamanaka, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[6][7][8]

Support Initiatives

The Foundation conducts the following programs to support emerging youth innovators:

  • Hosting an "Infinity" facility in Shibuya, Tokyo, where members can partake in research and development[9]
  • Organizing networking events with specialists in varying technological fields[10]
  • Awarding support grants to members for the purposes of research, education, business, or living[11]

Members

The Foundation comprises 177 members. The following is a distribution of the ages of the members of the Foundation:

Members of the Masason Foundation
Age Range Members[12] Representation
Under 10 years old 4 2%
10 - 19 years old 104 59%
20 - 29 years old 69 39%

References

  1. ↑ "孫正義育英財団が本格始動、孫代表「お互い刺激し合って」". Reuters (in Japanese). 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. ↑ "孫社長､山中教授が檄｢若者はすぐ渡米せよ｣". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ↑ "Billionaire VC Masayoshi Son says ChatGPT moves him to tears as A.I. pushes him to ask, 'What is mankind?'". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ↑ "孫正義育英財団に選ばれた高校生は何が違う？異次元な好奇心の伸ばし方". ダイヤモンド・オンライン (in Japanese). 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  5. ↑ "プログラミングコンテストで活躍する小６生を成長させた、モンテッソーリ教育と両親それぞれのよりそい力【孫正義育英財団】｜ベネッセ教育情報サイト". ベネッセ　教育情報サイト. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. ↑ Ravven, Wallace (2017-01-16). "The Stem-Cell Revolution Is Coming — Slowly". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  7. ↑ "「リトル孫正義」が続々 財団に集う異才が世界変える". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. ↑ "Can 6 newly discovered chemical cocktails reverse aging?". www.medicalnewstoday.com. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  9. ↑ "孫正義育英財団生との交流会を開催しました". www.riken.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  10. ↑ University, © Stanford; Stanford; California 94305. "Members from Masason Foundation visit US-ATMC – US-Asia Technology Management Center". Retrieved 2024-01-15.{cite web}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "「僕は孫さんを超えますよ」 異才96人は未来の人材". NIKKEIリスキリング. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  12. ↑ "About the Foundation - Masason Foundation". 孫正義育英財団. Retrieved 2024-01-15.