Education
MIT Sloan School of Management
MBA, HighTech Venture Management 1995-09-01 - 1997-07-01The University of Tokyo
Bachelor, Economics, Applied micro-economics 1981-04-01 - 1985-03-01Work Experience
SIP Global Partners
Current
SIP Global Partners
Strategic Incubation Partners, Inc.
Current
Strategic Incubation Partners, Inc.
Japan Venture Capital Association
2009-06-01 - 2020-06-01
Japan Venture Capital Association
Digital Hollywood University
2004-04-01 - 2011-03-01
Digital Hollywood University
MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab
2002-01-01 - 2011-03-01
MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab
Digital Network Appliances
2003-07-01 - 2006-06-01
Digital Network Appliances
Digital Garage, Inc.
1999-04-01 - 2004-09-01
Digital Garage, Inc.
Netscape Communications
1997-07-01 - 1999-04-01
Netscape Communications
NTT
1985-04-01 - 1994-06-01
NTT
Skills
Summary
As CEO of Strategic Incubation Partners, Inc,and as hands-on capable venture capitalist, I access diversified ventures mainly in the area of IT technology, internet, media, telecommunications, electronics. Also, I am Professor of Graduate School of Digital Content, and Director of incubation NPO MIT Enterprise Forum Japan who support incubation activity. Specialties: Through my networking business experience at NTT, Netscape, Digital Garage, I have special insight on digital convergence businesses area, including BB Internet, broadcasting and VOD on the net and new approach of content business by the use of direct distribution channel on the Net. On these skill, recently I published the title "Shock by Digital Congergence transformation" by NIkkeiBP in Japanese.