- Founder, Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Group1
Masayoshi Son is founder, representative director, corporate officer, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. Under Son's leadership SoftBank has invested heavily in technology and AI, including a January 2025 Stargate-related announcement with OpenAI and Oracle and a December 2025 completion of an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI.123
At a glance
- Current role
- Founder, Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO
- Company
- SoftBank Group
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SoftBank Group
Son founded SoftBank and serves as representative director, corporate officer, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., directing the group's investment and operating strategy.1
AI infrastructure and OpenAI investment
On January 22, 2025, SoftBank Group, OpenAI, and Oracle announced the Stargate Project, described as a major AI infrastructure initiative in the United States.2
On December 31, 2025, SoftBank Group announced completion of an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI.3
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- SoftBank Group 1 person in the wiki
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3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 23, 2026 · data updated Oct 23, 2026