Masayoshi Son
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| Born | 11 August 1957 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist |
| Known for | Principal founder of Softbank |
| Net worth | US$19.5 billion (March 2020)[1] |
| Title | Chairman, president and CEO of Softbank |
| Spouse(s) | Masami Ohno |
| Children | 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.
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Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, in 2007.
Adam Neumann, co-founder and CEO of WeWork until 2019, at TechCrunch Disrupt New York 2015. The SoftBank-backed commercial real estate company was one of the biggest startup IPO failures of all time.
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References
- ↑ "Forbes profile: Masayoshi Son". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/profile/masayoshi-son/. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Masayoshi Son's $58 Billion Payday on Alibaba". Bloomberg.com. 2014-05-08. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-07/softbanks-58-billion-payday-on-its-alibaba-investment. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2010-12-13). "A Key Figure in the Future of Yahoo". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2012.