Bachelor's in Polish Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; Master's degree, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Doctor of Business Administration, Osaka Metropolitan University. Formerly: Corporate Accounts Officer, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Tokyo and Kyoto; Senior Analyst, American International Group (AIG), New York; Community Manager, Japan, World Economic Forum, Geneva; Assistant Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto; Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, and; the University of Nagano. Research focused on labor economics, organization behavior, and employment relations. Author "Organizational Behavior of Employment Relations - Employee Voices Heard and Unheard" from Chuo-keizaisha (in Japanese).