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Hiroshi Mikitani – Billionaire

Hiroshi Mikitani
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Mikitani at the 37th G8 Summit in May 2011
Born March 11, 1965 (age 52)
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Alma mater Hitotsubashi University
Harvard University
Occupation Founder, CEO and Chairman of Rakuten
Years active 1988–present
Net worth $6.1 billion (March 2017)
Spouse(s) Married
Children Two
Website twitter.com/hmikitani

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Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史 Mikitani Hiroshi?) (born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire businessman and the founder and CEO of Rakuten.

Early life and education

Mikitani was born in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Mikitani attended Hitotsubashi University, graduating in 1988. While working for the Industrial Bank of Japan, Mikitani was transferred to the US in 1993. He studied at Harvard Business School, earning the 9-Week certificate in Advanced Leadership in 2011.

His father was an economist, Ryoichi Mikitani (Kobe University Professor Emeritus, Yale University Professor). His mother, Setsuko spent her elementary school age in New York. After her graduation from Kobe University, she worked for a trading company. His sister, Ikuko is a physician (MD in Osaka University). His brother, Kenichi is a University of Tokyo professor in Biology.

Early career

Mikitani worked at the Industrial Bank of Japan (now part of Mizuho Corporate Bank) from 1988 to 1996. In 1997, he left to start his own consulting group called Crimson Group.

Rakuten

On February 7, 1997 Mikitani founded Rakuten with a few young co-founders and just 250,000 yen of their own money. He was president from its founding, and in 2001 he also became chairman. In addition, he is also head of the E-Commerce and Banking Business Units and Head of the Development Unit. Among his other titles are also Chairman of Rakuten Travel, Inc., Chairman of Crimson Football Club, Inc., Director (President of Board of Directors) of PRICEMINISTER S.A.S., Director (Chairman) of Kobo Inc.

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