
Shoukei Matsumoto
Mercator Visiting Professor for AI in the Human Context, Bonn in the project 'Desirable Digitalisation: Rethinking AI for Just and Sustainable Futures'1
At CST: May-July 2025
Areas of Expertise in Teaching and Research
松本紹圭 / Shoukei Matsumoto has over 20 years of experience as a Pure Land Buddhist. He received his BA in Philosophy at the University of Tokyo in Japan and an MBA at the Indian School of Business in India as an Ambassadorial Scholar of Rotary Foundation. He is Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Interbeing, Inc. and Young Global Leaders Alumni of the World Economic Forum. He has notably published A Monk's Guide to Clean a House and Mind (Penguin) in more than twenty languages, among other books. Matsumoto has also translated books, including Roman Krznaric's The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World. He has held lectures and workshops internationally, was a Visiting Professor at Musashino University, Japan, and has been featured on publications including the Japan Times, the Guardian and the Forbes Japan. In 2024, Shoukei Matsumoto contributed to the United Nations UNDP Signals Spotlight with "A GOOD ANCESTOR". He is a producer of Musashino University's 100th Anniversary project Camphor Tree Village and hosts the podcast program ‘voice’ (in English), a dialogue with global leaders.
As part of the Desirable Digitalisation project, Shoukei Matsumoto works on "Beyond the Human Perspective: AI, Buddhism, and the New Realism of Transperspectivity".
Projects

Desirable Digitalisation
Rethinking AI for Just and Sustainable Futures.
We investigate how to design AI (artificial intelligence) and other digital technologies in a responsible way, placing the questions of social justice and environmental sustainability at the very heart of our work.
Our research program is a collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Bonn and numerous international partners, and is funded by the Mercator Foundation in Germany.
Contact Information
Work Address
University of Bonn
Institute of Philosophy
Center for Science and Thought
Contact Information
+49 (0)228 73 54011
mlinski@uni-bonn.de
Address
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1-3
53227 Bonn
Links
- https://www.cst.uni-bonn.de/en/research/desirable_digitalisation