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MICHAEL RONEN (MBA ’98), MANAGING PARTNER OF SOFTBANK INVESTMENT ADVISERS
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Michael Ronen and SoftBank Vision Fund are riding point on the drive to discover where AI is going
by M A R I LY N HARRIS
ILLUSTRATION BY JOE MCKENDRY
STERN BUSINESS
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Seeing the Future
managing partner of SoftBank Investment Advisers, where he focuses on investing in next-generation automotive and transportation companies, as well as artificial intelligence and communications companies. In 2017, SoftBank Group launched the $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund and recruited Ronen from Goldman Sachs. Ronen spent 19 years at Goldman, most recently as a partner and managing director, co-chief operating officer of the Global Technology, Media and Telecom Group. Previously, Ronen had served as a noncommissioned officer in the Israeli Air Force Intelligence Corps and later worked as an attorney. He earned an LLB (JD) from Tel-Aviv University in 1994. Ronen lives in California with his wife, Shira (MBA ’98), and has three children.
