SHOUKEI
MATSUMOTO
SHOUKEI
MATSUMOTO
Creating the World with
Resonance of Aisatsu from Person to Person.
Profile
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Ancestorist/Buddhist Monk
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Member of Young Global Leaders from World Economic Forum
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CEO & Co-Founder of Interbeing, Inc.
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Founder of Institute of Temple Management
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Visiting Professor at Musashino University, Japan
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Member of Young Global Leaders from World Economic Forum
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Member of Co-Creation Advisory Board, Development Bank of Japan (DBJ)
Rev. SHOUKEI MATSUMOTO
Shoukei Matsumoto is the Co-Founder of Interbeing Inc. In November 2025, he transitioned from his role as CEO to Chief Wisdom Officer, focusing on stewarding the organization’s spiritual and philosophical foundations.
A Buddhist monk of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha tradition, he also serves as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Well-being at Musashino University. He holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB).
As a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, he serves on the Co-creation Advisory Board of the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ). He is the author of several influential books, including the international bestseller A Monk’s Guide to a Clean House and Mind (translated into over 20 languages) and Work Like a Monk (2025). He is also the Japanese translator of The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric. His ongoing reflections are shared through his digital platform, “Living Dharma.”
Web: https://www.living-dharma.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoukeim/
Activity
SHOUKEI MATSUMOTO
GEMINI LABORATORY
Opening Yourself Up To The Unknown: Monk Shoukei Matsumoto Discusses Well-Being In The Metaverse Era
Article
Career
Chief Wisdom Officer & Co-Founder (Former CEO)
Interbeing, Inc
Interbeing, Inc provides workshops, lectures and conversational counseling service between a monk and executive/employee to better their work environment, using voice emotion analysis
Founder
Institute of Temple Management
a business school for monks and priests established in 2012
Founder and Organizer
Temple Morning
Temples belonging to the movement open to the public for a time for temple cleaning and a tea and talk session with a monk
Podcast
Podcast "voice"
Spotify: Temple Morning Radio (Japanese)
on air every weekday at 6:00AM (JST)
Temple Morning Radio has a spontaneous conversation with a guest monk from various schools of Buddhism, followed by the guest's chant of sutra.
Blog
Shoukei Matsumoto's monologue
note by Shoukei Matsumoto
Rev. Shoukei has been globally acclaimed as an ancestorist, author, and entrepreneur. He has been highlighted in the Japan Times, the Guardian, the Wired and more.
Publication
HUB CULTURE DAVOS 2023
Interview
PAKHUIS DE ZWIJGER
Interview
HIGHFLYERS
Interview
Media