Masayoshi Son

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1957 –

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Who is Masayoshi Son?

Masayoshi Son is a Japanese businessman and the founder and current chief executive officer of SoftBank, the chief executive officer of SoftBank Mobile, and current chairman of Sprint Corporation. According to Forbes magazine, his net worth is $9.1 billion as of 2013 and he is the second richest man in Japan, despite having the distinction of losing the most money in history. Forbes also describes him as a philanthropist.

Son was named the world's 45th most powerful person by Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People in 2013.

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Born
Aug 11, 1957
Tosu
Ethnicity
  • Korean diaspora
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Education
  • University of California, Berkeley
Employment
  • SoftBank
Lived in
  • Saga Prefecture

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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