| Birthplace | Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture |
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| Birthmonth | April 1961 |
| Positions | - President & CEO at MediaProbe Inc. |
| Education & Experience Summary |
Tai Watanabe started his career at IBM Japan as an engineer, after having graduated from Chiba University (Faculty of Engineering) in 1984. He was involved in graphic workstation product development and AIX localization, and later engaged in launching the Multimedia business division and worked as a marketing manager. In 1995 he joined Apple Computer (Apple Japan at present) as a Technology Evangelist. Besides promoting its Multimedia technology QuickTime as well as Mac OS X, he made efforts for marketing digital publishing business that focused upon DTP and Web. He met Joi Ito in 2000, and started working with him at the Internet investment firm Neoteny as a marketing manager. Then in 2002 he founded MediaProbe Inc. as the CEO. |
| Official Blog | CEO Blog: A Day in the Digital Life |
| Primary Position | - Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Neoteny Co.,Ltd. - Board Director at Digital Garage, Inc. |
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| Profile Summary |
Mr. Ito is a leading visionalist/entrepreneur in Japan, highly committed to the Internet domain. He is recognized by Business Week as one of "Japan's Net Builders" and by Time Magazine as a member of the Cyber Elite and one of the 50 most influential people in technology. Mr. Ito was also selected by the World Economic Forum as one of its "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" in 2002. He has been playing the critical roles at many startups and foundations such as the CEO at Creative Commons. |
| Official Blog | Joi Ito's Web |
| Primary Position | - Director at MediaProbe Inc. |
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| Blog | http://afujimura.typepad.jp/blog/ (in Japanese) |
