Joichi Ito

President of Chiba Institute of Technology and CEO of the Gelephu Investment and Development Corporation

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About

Joichi 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. He is on the board of directors for the Gelephu Mindfulness City in Bhutan where he is also chairman of the Gelephu Investment Development Corporation (GIDC). 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. | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Born | (1966-06-19) June 19, 1966 (age 60), Kyoto, Japan | | Known for | Blogging, Moblogging, Creative Commons, MIT Media Lab, Safecast, Common Crawl | | Relatives | Mizuko Ito (sister) | | Website | [joi.ito.com](https://joi.ito.com) |

Experience

ChairpersonDabtong House
Apr 2026

MemberArtificial Intelligence Development Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Jun 2025

Board MemberGelephu Mindfulness City
Oct 2024

Chief Executive OfficerGelephu Investment and Development Corporation (GIDC)
Oct 2025

ChairpersonGelephu Investment and Development Corporation (GIDC)
Jul 2024 to Oct 2025

Secretariat MemberKEIZAI DOYUKAI Japan Association of Corporate Executives
Feb 2024

MemberKEIZAI DOYUKAI Japan Association of Corporate Executives
May 2023

Co-Chair, Committee on Digital Transformation in the Corporate SectorKEIZAI DOYUKAI Japan Association of Corporate Executives
May 2023

Secretariat MemberKEIZAI DOYUKAI Japan Association of Corporate Executives
Apr 1999 to Jan 2005

PresidentChiba Institute of Technology
Jul 2023

Director, Center for Radical TransformationChiba Institute of Technology
Nov 2021

Board MemberFRAME00, INC.
Jun 2023

Representative ChairNeurodiversity School In Tokyo (NSIT)
May 2023

Visiting ProfessorFujita Health University
Nov 2022

Associate Director, Health Data Architecture CenterFujita Health University
Oct 2022 to Mar 2026

AdvisorSharing Economy Association Japan
Nov 2022

DirectorHenkaku Center
Nov 2021

Directorgmjp
Oct 2022

Non-Executive Board ChairHappiness Capital | Certified B Corp
May 2022

Board AdvisorHappiness Capital | Certified B Corp
Jan 2019 to Aug 2021

Co-FounderHenkaku Community
Sep 2021

PartnerNeoteny
Apr 2015

Guest ResearcherKeio University
Jun 2021

IDC Staff InstructorPADI
May 2011

General PartnerNeoteny Labs
Nov 2009

CEONeoteny Labs
Dec 1999 to Jun 2015

Instructor TrainerDivers Alert Network (DAN)
Jan 2011

Board Member EmeritusOpen Source Initiative
Apr 2007

Board MemberOpen Source Initiative
Mar 2005 to Apr 2007

Board MemberDigital Garage, Inc.
Sep 2006 to Jun 2026

Chief ArchitectDigital Garage, Inc.
Feb 2022 to Mar 2026

Steering Committee Member, Office of Global Startup Campus Initiative PromotionCabinet Office, Government of Japan
Jul 2025 to Mar 2026

Executive Advisor, Office of Global Startup Campus Initiative PromotionCabinet Office, Government of Japan
Apr 2024 to Mar 2026

特任顧問 Vision AdvisorKodansha Ltd.
Mar 2024 to Mar 2026

Global Digital AdvisorSuntory Holdings Limited
Jul 2023 to Mar 2026

AdvisorMUFG
Oct 2022 to Mar 2026

Member, The Council for Digital SocietyDigital Agency, Government of Japan
Sep 2021 to Mar 2026

Web 3.0 Research Group, CouncilorDigital Agency, Government of Japan
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023

Chairman of the Board, Animoca KKAnimoca Brands
Mar 2023 to Dec 2024

Board Member, Animoca Brands KKAnimoca Brands
Oct 2022 to Dec 2024

AdvisorDeloitte Tohmatsu Group
Oct 2022 to Sep 2024

AdvisorCenter of Complex Interventions
Mar 2020 to May 2023

Web 3 Task Force, MemberNippon Keidanren
Jul 2022 to Nov 2022

Co-Host, Earthshot TVTV Tokyo
Apr 2022 to Sep 2022

Board MemberOutblaze
Aug 2007 to Aug 2021

Board MemberSanrio Digital
Aug 2007 to Aug 2021

Distinguished ResearcherKeio University
Apr 2015 to Mar 2020

Senior Visiting ResearcherKeio University
Sep 2008 to Mar 2015

Board MemberBI.Garage, Inc.
Jul 2006 to Mar 2020

Board MemberPCH International
Dec 2017 to Nov 2019

Board MemberLever for Change
Jan 2019 to Sep 2019

Visiting Professor of Law from PracticeHarvard Law School
Jul 2017 to Sep 2019

Faculty AssociateBerkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Jul 2017 to Sep 2019

Board MemberNishimachi Foundation
Mar 2017 to Sep 2019

Investment Advisory CommitteeThe Engine
Feb 2017 to Sep 2019

AdvisorOmidyar Technology Ventures
Oct 2016 to Sep 2019

Professor of the Practice in Media Arts and SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Jul 2016 to Sep 2019

External Advisory Board Member for the Department of Biomedical EngineeringTufts University
Feb 2016 to Sep 2019

Board MemberMIT Press
Nov 2015 to Sep 2019

Board MemberMIT Technology Review
Mar 2015 to Sep 2019

Chairman of the BoardPureTech Health
Jun 2014 to Sep 2019

Advisory Council MemberCreative Commons
Dec 2013 to Sep 2019

Board MemberCreative Commons
Jun 2003 to Dec 2013

ChairmanCreative Commons
Jun 2010 to Nov 2012

Chairman and CEOCreative Commons
Sep 2010 to Mar 2011

CEOCreative Commons
Apr 2008 to Mar 2011

Chairman and Board MemberCreative Commons
Dec 2006 to Apr 2008

Advisory Committee MemberWITNESS
Dec 2013 to Sep 2019

Board MemberWITNESS
Mar 2006 to Jan 2014

Advisory Board Member経済産業省
Mar 2024 to Mar 2025

Board MemberJapan Society
Jul 2013 to Sep 2019

Board MemberThe New York Times Company
Jun 2012 to Sep 2019

Board MemberMacArthur Foundation
Feb 2012 to Sep 2019

Board MemberKnight Foundation
Dec 2011 to Sep 2019

DirectorMIT Media Lab
Sep 2011 to Sep 2019

Board MemberCCC Co., Ltd.
May 2009 to Sep 2019

Advisory Board MemberElectronic Privacy Information Center
Sep 2008 to Sep 2019

Board MemberElectronic Privacy Information Center
Apr 2013 to Jan 2015

AdvisorlittleBits
May 2018 to Aug 2019

Board MemberAkili Interactive Labs
Aug 2014 to May 2019

Senior Independent AdvisorFinancial Services Agency, Japan (JFSA, 金融庁)
Apr 2016 to Mar 2019

COI STREAM Governance Committee Member文部科学省
Apr 2013 to Mar 2019

Board MemberOblong Inc.
Jan 2014 to Aug 2018

Strategic AdvisorSony
Jul 2017 to Jun 2018

Board MemberSony
Jun 2013 to Jun 2017

Board MemberIperlane
Jan 2015 to Apr 2018

Board Memberthesixtyone
Jul 2009 to Mar 2018

Board MemberWearality
Jun 2014 to Jan 2018

Advisory Board MemberNew Context
Dec 2013 to Jan 2018

Advisory Board MemberDeNA
Jun 2013 to Jan 2018

Advisory Board MemberIDEO.org
Mar 2011 to Nov 2017

AffiliateHarvard University
May 2010 to Jul 2017

Honorary steward for September 2016 fellowship intakeShuttleworth Foundation
Mar 2016 to Jul 2016

Board MemberMozilla
Aug 2005 to Apr 2016

Board MemberTucows
Dec 2008 to Mar 2016

Board MemberNEO
Jan 2012 to Feb 2016

Guild MasterWe Know
Sep 2005 to Sep 2015

Board Memberfotonauts
Jul 2008 to Dec 2014

Board Memberfrestyl
Jul 2009 to Nov 2014

Board MemberCambia
Jan 2010 to Apr 2014

Education

Keio University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Graduate School of Media and Governance

American School in Japan
High School
1982 to 1984

Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
DBA Candidate - not completed
2004 to 2007

Nishimachi International School
Jr. High School
1980 to 1982