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'''Joichi Ito''' is the Chairman and CEO at [[Creative Commons]]. He is also serving as a a Board Member, Advisor, and Trustee of various ICT related companies.<ref>[http://ae.linkedin.com/in/joiito Linkedin]</ref>

'''Joichi Ito''' is the Chairman and CEO at [[Creative Commons]]. He is also serving as a a Board Member, Advisor, and Trustee of various ICT related companies.<ref>[http://ae.linkedin.com/in/joiito Linkedin]</ref>

 

He has served and continues to serve on numerous Japanese central as well as local government committees and boards, advising the government on IT, privacy and computer security related issues. He is a co-founder and board member of [[Digital Garage]]. He is on the board of Culture Convenience Club ([[CCC]]) <ref>[http://www.ccc.co.jp/eng/company/profile/executive/ Culture Convenience Club (CCC)]</ref>. He is a Senior Visiting Researcher of [[Keio Research Institute]] at Shonan Fujisawa Campus in Japan. He is the Chairman of [[Six Apart Japan]] the weblog software company. He is on board of a number of non-profit organizations including The [[Mozilla]] Foundation <ref>[http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/about.html Mozilla.org]</ref>, [[WITNESS]] and [[Global Voices]] <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/about/board-of-directors/ Global Voice]</ref>. He has created numerous Internet companies including [[PSINet]] Japan, [[Digital Garage]] and [[Infoseek Japan]] and was an early stage investor in [[Twitter]] <ref>[http://blog.twitter.com/2008/01/twitter-in-japan.html Twitter.com]</ref>, [[Six Apart]], [[EPIC]] <ref>[http://epic.org/epic/advisory_board.html EPIC.org]</ref>, [[Technorati]], [[Flickr]], [[SocialText]], [[Dopplr]], [[Last.fm]], [[Rupture]], [[Kongregate]] and other Internet companies.<ref>[http://joiwiki.ito.com/joiwiki/index.cgi?joi_ito JoiWiki]</ref> He maintains a weblog where he regularly shares his thoughts with the online community. He is the Guild Custodian of the World of Warcraft guild, [[We Know]].

He has served and continues to serve on numerous Japanese commercial, as well as local government, committees and boards, advising on IT, privacy, and computer security related issues. He is a co-founder and board member of [[Digital Garage]]. He is on the board of Culture Convenience Club ([[CCC]]).<ref>[http://www.ccc.co.jp/eng/company/profile/executive/ Culture Convenience Club (CCC)]</ref> He is a Senior Visiting Researcher of [[Keio Research Institute]] at Shonan Fujisawa Campus in Japan. He is the Chairman of [[Six Apart Japan]] the weblog software company. He is on board of a number of non-profit organizations including The [[Mozilla]] Foundation <ref>[http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/about.html Mozilla.org]</ref>, [[WITNESS]] and [[Global Voices]].<ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/about/board-of-directors/ Global Voice]</ref> He has created numerous Internet companies including [[PSINet]] Japan, [[Digital Garage]] and [[Infoseek Japan]] and was an early stage investor in Twitter,<ref>[http://blog.twitter.com/2008/01/twitter-in-japan.html Twitter.com]</ref> [[Six Apart]], [[EPIC]] <ref>[http://epic.org/epic/advisory_board.html EPIC.org]</ref>, [[Technorati]], Flickr, SocialText, [[Dopplr]], Last.fm, [[Rupture]], [[Kongregate]] and other Internet companies.<ref>[http://joiwiki.ito.com/joiwiki/index.cgi?joi_ito JoiWiki]</ref> He maintains a weblog where he regularly shares his thoughts with the online community. He is the Guild Custodian of the World of Warcraft guild, [[We Know]].

 

Joichi Ito was selected by the 2004 Nominating Committee to an additional term, which ran from the end of the 2004 annual meeting through the conclusion of the [[ICANN]] Annual Meeting in 2007. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/ito.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

Joichi Ito was selected by the 2004 Nominating Committee to an additional term, which ran from the end of the 2004 annual meeting through the conclusion of the [[ICANN]] Annual Meeting in 2007. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/ito.htm ICANN.org]</ref> He has reflected on the status of ICANN and his three years with the organization on his [http://joi.ito.com/weblog/icann/ blog].

 

In 1997 Time Magazine ranked him as a member of the CyberElite. In 2000 he was ranked among the "50 Stars of Asia" by Business Week and commended by the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications for supporting the advancement of IT <ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_27/b3688009.htm Bloomberg Businessweek]</ref>. In 2001 the World Economic Forum chose him as one of the 100 "Global Leaders of Tomorrow" for 2002 <ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/Search?searchTerm=Economic%20Forum%20Entrepreneurs%202 Highbeam]</ref>. He was selected by the [[World Economic Forum]] in 2001 as one of the "Global Leaders for Tomorrow", chosen by Newsweek as a member of the "Leaders of The Pack" in 2005 <ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-131693906.html Higheam]</ref>, and listed by Vanity Fair as a member of "The Next Establishment" in 2007.<ref>[http://gigaom.com/2007/09/13/vanity-fair-2007-new-establishment/ Vanity Fair]</ref>Ito was also named by Businessweek as one of the 25 Most Influential People on the Web in 2008.<ref>[http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/9.htm Bloomber Businessweek]</ref>

*1997 - Member of the Cyber Elite - Time Magazine

*2000 - 50 stars of Asia - Business Week

*2000 - Commendations - Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_27/b3688009.htm Bloomberg Businessweek]</ref>

*2001 - 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow - World Economic Forum<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/Search?searchTerm=Economic%20Forum%20Entrepreneurs%202 Highbeam]</ref>

*2005 - Leader of the Pack - Newsweek<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-131693906.html Higheam]</ref>

*2007 - Member of the Next Establishment - Vanity Fair<ref>[http://gigaom.com/2007/09/13/vanity-fair-2007-new-establishment/ Vanity Fair]</ref>

*2008 - 25 Most Influential People on the Web - Businessweek<ref>[http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/9.htm Bloomber Businessweek]</ref>

==Career History==

==Career History==

* Chairman, Board Member at [[Infoseek Japan]], October 1996 - July 2003.

* Chairman, Board Member at [[Infoseek Japan]], October 1996 - July 2003.

* Jury Member, .Net & Digital Communities at Prix Ars Electronica, May 1995 - May 2005

* Jury Member, .Net & Digital Communities at Prix Ars Electronica, May 1995 - May 2005.

* Secretariat Member at Keizai Doyukai - Japan Association of Corporate Executives, April 1999 - 2005.

* Secretariat Member at Keizai Doyukai - Japan Association of Corporate Executives, April 1999 - 2005.

* Board Member at [[Open Source Initiative]], March 2005 - April 2007.

* Board Member at [[Open Source Initiative]], March 2005 - April 2007.

* Board Member at Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]), December 2004 - December 2007.

* Board Member at [[ICANN]], December 2004 - December 2007.

* Board Member at Computer Scientists for Social Responsibility, July 2005 - 2008.

* Board Member at Computer Scientists for Social Responsibility, July 2005 - 2008.

* Chairman and Board Member at [[Creative Commons]], December 2006 - April 2008.

* Chairman and Board Member at [[Creative Commons]], December 2006 - April 2008.

* Board Member at [[Rupture]], 2007 - may 2008.

* Board Member at [[Rupture]], 2007 - May 2008.

* Board Member at [[Pia Corporation]], July 2002 - July 2008

* Board Member at [[Pia Corporation]], July 2002 - July 2008

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