BA, International Business, KEIO University, Tokyo, Japan; Marketing, ESSEC Business School, Paris, France; MBA, International Institute for Management Development, IMD, Lausanne, switzerland; Master in Global Leadership, World Economic Forum. 1999-2008, with Hewlett-Packard, Japan and France, European Headquarters. 2009-2013, with the World Economic Forum; Global Leadership Fellow, Associate Director and Head of Global Growth Companies, Japan. Currently, Founder and Executive Director of AKS Japan International, a consulting company developing strategies for international development and intercultural management with main focus on Japan-France/Europe business relations.