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Joichi Ito

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

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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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Apr 2026
MemberArtificial Intelligence Development Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Apr 2007
Board MemberOpen Source Initiative Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jul 2025 to Mar 2026
Executive Advisor, Office of Global Startup Campus Initiative PromotionCabinet Office, Government of Japan Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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. Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jul 2016 to Sep 2019
External Advisory Board Member for the Department of Biomedical EngineeringTufts University
Feb 2016 to Sep 2019
Board MemberMIT Press Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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. Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2015 to Apr 2018
Board Memberthesixtyone Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jul 2009 to Mar 2018
Board MemberWearality Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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 Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2012 to Feb 2016
Guild MasterWe Know
Sep 2005 to Sep 2015
Board Memberfotonauts Basic company page — company details not listed yet
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