Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫 正義, romanized: Son Masayoshi, Korean: 손정의, romanized: Son Jeong-ui; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.A third-generation Zainichi Korean, he naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1990. [2] He is the founder, representative director, corporate officer, …

Masayoshi Son is Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. He founded SOFTBANK Corp. Japan (currently SoftBank Group Corp.) in 1981 and has continued to serve as its chairman & CEO.

Dec 17, 2024 · Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son has joined President-elect Donald Trump in announcing plans by technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States.

Jun 20, 2024 · Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Group Corp. Masayoshi Son has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate management, business strategy, M&A and other matters as the founder of SoftBank Group Corp.

2 days ago · Masayoshi Son founded and runs investment giant SoftBank Group. Investors in Son's Vision Fund 1 include Apple, Qualcomm, Foxconn, the family office of billionaire Larry Ellison and Saudi...

Sep 21, 2024 · Late one afternoon in October 2023, as the sun slipped down over Tokyo Bay, Masayoshi Son was sitting in his private office at SoftBank headquarters, at the head of a wooden table almost as...

Jan 24, 2025 · Son Masayoshi, Japanese entrepreneur who served as chairman and CEO of Softbank Corp, a media and telecommunications company he founded in 1981. Son was known for expanding his business by using aggressive merger-and-acquisition tactics. Learn more about his life and career.

While studying in the U.S., Masayoshi Son came across a striking picture of a microchip on a science magazine, which convinced him that the age of personal computers was coming. He moved on to launch the very first business to distribute PC software throughout Japan.

4 days ago · When Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman first met each other in 2017 at SoftBank’s offices in Tokyo, the younger entrepreneur lacked a project large enough to tempt the tech billionaire to get his ...

Jan 24, 2025 · SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has been a champion of AI for years. The Japanese conglomerate has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies. Son joined OpenAI and Oracle to...