Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization Connect Free
Location Tokyo, Japan, Asia Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Male Also Known As 帝都久利寿
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Kristopher Tate is the Founder and CEO of connectFree Corporation where he has made it his mission to connect all people and industry with the freedom of secure and reliable software.
Born in Washington State, USA, Kristopher started his computing adventures on an Apple Macintosh at age three, connected to Internet at age four and made his debut
as a software developer at age five.
After graduating from high school early, Kristopher started his professional career in Silicon Valley at age 16 and with the help and guidance of the legendary angel investor Ron Conway, founded then photosharing juggernaut Zooomr Inc.
At 19, Kristopher traveled to Japan and made the determination to stay indefinitely after realizing that there was unseen latent potential beyond personal computing for software to become directly integrated into all facets of modern society.
Known for his ambitions to deepen the people-to-people bonds between the U.S. and Japan, his name and likeness are used as the model for the first American-born prime minister of Japan in the hit anime series "Ghost in the Shell: 2045" on Netflix. Kristopher has advised many Japanese Cabinet ministers since 2015 and his expertise in technology and the economy earned him recognition as a "Person of Knowledge" by the Japanese Government Cabinet Office.
Named in over 15 registered patents, including three fundamental patents, Kristopher continues his life work to invent technologies and solutions that give everyone the chance to radically transform our world for the better.
