In 1981, Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG), a global technology company that aspires to drive the Information Revolution. SBG and its portfolio companies cover a range of technologies, including advanced telecommunications, internet services, AI, smart robotics, IoT and clean energy. In May 2017, SBG announced the first major close of the SoftBank Vision Fund to support the transformational companies at the forefront of the Information Revolution. Mr. Son is also Chairman of SoftBank Corp. (the domestic telecommunications subsidiary of SBG), Director of Z Holdings Corporation, which owns Yahoo Japan Corporation, and Chairman and Director of the world’s leading semiconductor IP company, Arm Limited. Following the Great East Japan earthquake of March 11, 2011, Mr. Son founded the Renewable Energy Council, the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Initiatives Foundation and the Renewable Energy Institute. In December 2016, the Masason Foundation was established to provide an environment that enables youth with high aspirations and exceptional talents to develop their skills, and to support those who will create the future.