Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son
Masayoshi Son in 2008
Born (1957-08-11) 11 August 1957 (age 66)
Tosu, Saga, Japan
NationalityJapanese
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist
Known forPrincipal founder of Softbank
TitleChairman, president and CEO of Softbank
SpouseMasami Ohno
Children2

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.

References

  1. "Forbes profile: Masayoshi Son". Forbes. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "Masayoshi Son's $58 Billion Payday on Alibaba". Bloomberg.com. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  3. Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2010-12-13). "A Key Figure in the Future of Yahoo". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2012.