Joi Ito
Japanese-American activist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joichi "Joi" Ito (伊藤 穰一, Itō Jōichi, born June 19, 1966) is a Japanese entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is a former director of the MIT Media Lab, former professor of the practice of media arts and sciences at MIT, and a former visiting professor of practice at the Harvard Law School.[1][2] Ito has received recognition for his role as an entrepreneur focused on Internet and technology companies and has founded, among other companies, PSINet Japan, Digital Garage, and Infoseek Japan. Ito is a strategic advisor to Sony Corporation[3] and general partner of Neoteny Labs.[4] Ito wrote[5] a monthly column in the Ideas section of Wired.[6]
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| Born | (1966-06-19) June 19, 1966 (age 56) Kyoto, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tufts University (attended) University of Chicago (attended) The New School (non-degree student) Hitotsubashi University (attended) Keio University (PhD by dissertation only, no coursework) |
| Known for | Blogging, Moblogging, Creative Commons, MIT Media Lab, Safecast, connection to Jeffrey Epstein |
| Relatives | Mizuko Ito (sister) |
| Website | Joi.Ito.com |
Following the exposure of his personal and professional financial ties to sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, Ito resigned from his roles at MIT, Harvard, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Knight Foundation, PureTech Health, and The New York Times Company on September 7, 2019.[2][7][8]