Managing Director, PHIC, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Exa Innovation Studio Board member of Le Comité d’Echange Franco-Japonais

After graduating from the University of Tokyo (Law), Kentaro joined The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, Japan, where he was responsible in drafting laws and regulations for transport & environmental matters.

Upon obtaining LLM and MBA in Cambridge University, he joined The Boston Consulting Group (Tokyo & Paris) and conducted various strategic & consulting projects in innovation, technology and financial sectors.

Kentaro co-founded Exa Innovation Studio in 2010, based in Paris, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Nairobi and have been engaged in numerous cross-border projects in the areas of innovation search, new business development, investment in startups and due-diligence for M&A deals.