Nearly two decades of experience in the technology industry, including serving as President of Intel Japan from 2013 to 2018, leading innovation and demand creation. From 2018 to 2023, served as Japan Representative at the World Economic Forum, strengthening public-private partnerships and Japan's global presence, before joining Sumitomo Corporation in 2023. A graduate of Waseda University with a Master's from Arkansas State University, with a career spanning the U.S., Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

Began a career at a major systems integrator and an electronics manufacturer before spending over 20 years in telecommunications, media, and high-tech, advising on organic and inorganic growth strategy and structural reform. Experience spans both strategy and execution, from launching a consulting business and leading industry practice groups, to cross-border projects with teams across Europe and the U.S. Currently serves as Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Technology Go-to-Market Officer at a major telecommunications company.

A global executive and board director with deep expertise in corporate transformation, organizational culture, diversity and inclusion, and purpose-led leadership. Senior executive roles have spanned global organizations including GSK, GE, Kraft Foods, and LIXIL Corporation, across markets in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Currently serves as an Independent Director of Yamaha Motor Company, chairing the Board's Nomination Committee.

A graduate of Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics, who joined Bridgestone and relocated to the United States in 1989, spending 15 years at Firestone leading post-merger integration and rebuilding labor relations. Back in Japan, held CHRO roles at Vodafone Asia Pacific, Seiyu, McDonald's Japan, and Toys"R"Us Japan, then led HR through a corporate turnaround as Managing Executive Officer at KKR portfolio company Marelli. Since 2023, has served as an Industry Advisor for KKR, joining ZooKeep in 2025.

Serves as the architect behind the ZooKeep product, drawing on more than 15 years of hands-on experience in corporate and in-house recruiting. That background includes recruiting-operations experience at Google, and those lessons are distilled directly into the product itself. The result is software shaped by firsthand knowledge of how in-house recruiting teams actually work.