Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 64/100
7 mention(s) identify JOICHI ITO as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUCOWS INC /PA/ | 2010-08-09 | Mr. Ito has extensive experience as a director of a number of publicly traded companies and has a wide range of experience with internet companies generally. This experience, along with Mr. Ito's domain-specific knowledge, enable him to bring key experience to the Company and qualifies him to be a director of Tucows. | Mr. Ito has extensive experience with internet companies, has created numerous internet companies, and has served on boards related to internet and software, indicating software-related technical skills. |
| TUCOWS INC /PA/ | 2011-07-28 | Mr. Ito has created numerous Internet companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4819) and Infoseek Japan and was an early stage investor in Twitter, Six Apart, Flickr, SocialText, Dopplr, Last.fm, Rupture and Kongregate. | Mr. Ito has extensive experience with internet companies, has created numerous Internet companies, and has served on boards related to internet and software, indicating software-related expertise. |
| TUCOWS INC /PA/ | 2012-07-31 | Mr Ito, 46, is the director of the MIT Media Lab. He is also the Chairman of Creative Commons, where he has served on the board since April 2008 and is a co-founder of Digital Garage. | Director of the MIT Media Lab, co-founder of Digital Garage, extensive experience with internet companies, and advisory roles on IT, privacy, and computer security issues. |
| TUCOWS INC /PA/ | 2013-07-31 | He has created numerous Internet companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4819) and Infoseek Japan and was an early stage investor in Twitter, Six Apart, Flickr, SocialText, Dopplr, Last.fm, Rupture and Kongregate. He has served and continues to serve on various Japanese central as well as local government committees and boards, advising the government on IT, privacy and computer security related issues. | Has extensive experience creating Internet companies and involvement in IT, privacy, and computer security, indicating software-related technical skills. |
| TUCOWS INC /PA/ | 2013-10-21 | Joichi Ito, Director 25,000 95,000 120,000 * | Joichi Ito is known for his background in technology and programming, including experience as a programmer and involvement in technology ventures, indicating software-related technical skills. |
| TUCOWS INC /PA/ | 2014-07-29 | Mr. Ito, 47, is the Director of the MIT Media Lab. He is also the Chairman of Creative Commons, where he has served on the board since April 2008 and is a co-founder of Digital Garage, where he has served on the board since September 2006. He has created numerous Internet companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4819) and Infoseek Japan. | He is Director of the MIT Media Lab, co-founder of Digital Garage, has created numerous Internet companies, and has served on boards related to internet and technology. His experience and roles indicate strong software-related technical skills. |
| TUCOWS INC /PA/ | 2015-07-28 | Mr. Ito, 48, is the director of the MIT Media Lab. He is a co-founder of Digital Garage (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4819), where he has served on the board since September 2006. Mr. Ito has created numerous Internet companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage and Infoseek Japan and was an early stage investor in Twitter, Six Apart, Flickr, Dopplr, Last.fm, Kickstarter, Formlabs and littleBits. He has served and continues to serve on various Japanese central as well as local government committees and boards, advising the government on IT, privacy and computer security related issues. | Director of MIT Media Lab, co-founder of Digital Garage, experience creating numerous Internet companies, and advising on IT, privacy, and computer security issues, indicating strong technical and programming background. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2016-03-22 | Joichi Ito has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2012. Mr. Ito is director of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a laboratory devoted to research projects at the convergence of design, multimedia and technology (since 2011). Mr. Ito has been general partner of Neoteny Labs, an early-stage investment fund focusing on Asia and the Middle East, since 2009, and general partner of Neoteny 3, LP, a venture capital fund, since 2015. Mr. Ito was chairman from 2010 to 2012, and chief executive officer from 2008 to 2011, of Creative Commons. From 2004 to 2006, he was general manager, Global Operations, of Technorati, Inc. and from 1996 to 2003, he was chairman of Infoseek Japan. He was co-founder, 1994, and chief executive officer, from 1995 to 1999, of Digital Garage, Inc. From 1995 to 1996, he was founder and chief executive officer of PSINet Japan. Mr. Ito has been a director of Digital Garage, Inc. since 2006 and Sony Corporation since 2013. He has been a director of PureTech Health since 2014 and chairman since 2015. He was a director of Tucows Inc. from 2008 to 2016. Mr. Ito brings to the Company and the Board deep digital and international experience in the technology industry, which is highly valued as the Company continues to expand its businesses digitally and globally. He has gained exposure to a wide range of digital businesses as a founder of several Internet companies, as an early investor in numerous businesses and as a director of various public and private companies. 2015 Compensation of Non-Employee Directors: Joichi Ito total compensation was $151,000. |
| 2017-03-07 | Joichi Ito has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2012. Mr. Ito is director of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology... The Audit Committee consists of four non-employee directors: Doreen A. Toben, Chair; Raul E. Cesan; Joichi Ito; and Dara Khosrowshahi... Technology & Innovation Committee members include Joichi Ito... 2016 Compensation of Non-Employee Directors... Joichi Ito: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $76,000, Stock Awards $100,000, Total $176,000. |
| 2018-03-07 | Joichi Ito has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2012. Mr. Ito is director of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a laboratory devoted to research projects at the convergence of design, multimedia and technology (since 2011) and professor of the Practice of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT (since 2016). ... Mr. Ito brings to the Company and the Board deep digital and international experience in the technology industry, including in the area of cybersecurity, which is highly valued as the Company continues to expand its businesses digitally and globally. |
| 2019-03-20 | Joichi Ito has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2012. Dr. Ito is director of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ... The Audit Committee consists of four non-employee directors: Doreen Toben, Chair; Amanpal S. Bhutani; Rachel Glaser; and Joichi Ito. The total 2018 compensation of our non-employee directors is shown in the following table. Joichi Ito: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $76,000; Stock Awards $100,000; Total $176,000. Technology & Innovation Committee members include Joichi Ito. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2010-08-09 | Mr. Ito has extensive experience as a director of a number of publicly traded companies and has a wide range of experience with internet companies generally. This experience, along with Mr. Ito's domain-specific knowledge, enable him to bring key experience to the Company and qualifies him to be a director of Tucows. |
| 2011-07-28 | Mr. Ito has created numerous Internet companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4819) and Infoseek Japan and was an early stage investor in Twitter, Six Apart, Flickr, SocialText, Dopplr, Last.fm, Rupture and Kongregate. |
| 2012-07-31 | Mr Ito, 46, is the director of the MIT Media Lab. He is also the Chairman of Creative Commons, where he has served on the board since April 2008 and is a co-founder of Digital Garage. |
| 2013-07-31 | He has created numerous Internet companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4819) and Infoseek Japan and was an early stage investor in Twitter, Six Apart, Flickr, SocialText, Dopplr, Last.fm, Rupture and Kongregate. He has served and continues to serve on various Japanese central as well as local government committees and boards, advising the government on IT, privacy and computer security related issues. |
| 2013-10-21 | Joichi Ito, Director 25,000 95,000 120,000 * |
| 2014-07-29 | Mr. Ito, 47, is the Director of the MIT Media Lab. He is also the Chairman of Creative Commons, where he has served on the board since April 2008 and is a co-founder of Digital Garage, where he has served on the board since September 2006. He has created numerous Internet companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4819) and Infoseek Japan. |
| 2015-07-28 | Mr. Ito, 48, is the director of the MIT Media Lab. He is a co-founder of Digital Garage (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4819), where he has served on the board since September 2006. Mr. Ito has created numerous Internet companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage and Infoseek Japan and was an early stage investor in Twitter, Six Apart, Flickr, Dopplr, Last.fm, Kickstarter, Formlabs and littleBits. He has served and continues to serve on various Japanese central as well as local government committees and boards, advising the government on IT, privacy and computer security related issues. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-06