Peter K Ness

Peter was born in Australia in 1960, and raised on a farm in rural South Australia. His parents were poor, so he was forced to leave school at the age of 16 and work on the farm. Unfortunately, that year was a drought and he had to take a job in a manufacturing firm. After working and saving money for the next 4 years, Peter then returned to complete his high school education. He then paid his own way through university. Peter then completed a Master of Science and an MBA from UWA while working for over 10 years as an exploration and development geologist, and for large pre-feasibility projects, in Western Australia.

He moved to Japan in 1999 after graduating with a Master of Commerce (Finance) from Curtin University. In 2013, he graduated with a doctoral degree from The University of Tokyo; his thesis was on asteroid mining. Peter currently lives in central Tokyo not far from the new Olympic stadium.

His message to the young folk out there is: Education is the only thing that separates us humans from other animals. It isn't what you learn, but how you use that knowledge that is important. Yet, the more a person learns the more they come to realize how little they really know, which is humbling.

His favorite saying is: "If the young, the old, or the stupid don't kill you .... time will get you in the end."

His motto is: Just Do it!