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Joi Ito

Joi Ito
Ito in 2007
Born (1966-06-19) June 19, 1966 (age 58)
Kyoto, Japan
EducationTufts University (no degree)
University of Chicago (no degree)
The New School (no degree)
Hitotsubashi University (no degree)
Keio University (doctorate)
Known forBlogging, Moblogging, Creative Commons, MIT Media Lab, Safecast, connection to Jeffrey Epstein
RelativesMizuko Ito (sister)
Websitejoi.ito.com

Joichi "Joi" Ito (伊藤 穰一, Itō Jōichi, born June 19, 1966) is a Japanese entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is the President of Chiba Institute of Technology.[1][2][3] 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 Harvard Law School.[4][5] 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 general partner of Neoteny Labs,[6] and former board member of Creative Commons (where he served as CEO), The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The New York Times Company, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Mozilla Foundation, The Open Source Initiative, and Sony Corporation.[7] Ito wrote[8] a monthly column in the Ideas section of Wired.[9]

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.[5][10][11]

  1. ^ "Joichi Ito elected as the next president (14th)". Chiba Institute of Technology. June 30, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Joi Ito's Bio". Chiba Institute of Technology. June 30, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Board of Directors, Digital Garage". Digital Garage. July 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Visiting Professors of Law". hls.harvard.edu. The President and Fellows of Harvard College. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Tracy, Marc; Hsu, Tiffany (7 September 2019). "Director of M.I.T.'s Media Lab Resigns After Outcry Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Team – Neoteny Labs". Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  7. ^ "Joi Ito's Bio". Joi Ito. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Joi Ito | WIRED". www.wired.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  9. ^ "Joi Ito". Wired. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Knight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "PureTech Announces Board Change". www.businesswire.com. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

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