Masayoshi Son
Masayoshi Son Masayoshi Son (孫正義) on July 11, 2008 Born (1957-08-11) August 11, 1957 (age 57) Tosu, Saga, Japan Nationality Japanese Ethnicity Korean Alma mater University of California, Berkeley Occupation Founder & CEO of SoftBank Net worth US$ 22.3 billion Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫 正義, Hepburn: Son Masayoshi?, Korean: 손정의 Son Jeong-ui; born August 11, 1957) 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 $22.3 billion as of 2014 and "he is the richest man in Japan", despite having the distinction of losing the most money in history (approximately $70 billion during the dot com crash of 2000). 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.