Joi Ito
Joichi "Joi" Ito (伊藤 穰一, Itō Jōichi, born June 19, 1966) is a Japanese-American activist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Director of the MIT Media Lab.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. He maintains a blog, a wiki and an IRC channel. Ito is a board member of Sony Corporation, The New York Times Company, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, a Senior Partner at PureTech and General Partner of Neoteny Labs.
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| Alias (AKA) | 伊藤穰一 Itō Jōichi |
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| Birth date | June 19, 1966 |
| Birth name | Joichi Ito |
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