Directors
Directors and Auditor
FY11(Sep-2025 to Aug-2026)


Vice-Chair
Yasuhiro Kimura
Yasuhiro Kimura
Chief Product Officer, VP of Social Infrastructure Planning Department,
freee K.K

Vice-Chair
Takafumi Ochiai
Takafumi Ochiai
Head of Policy Research Institute and Senior Partner, Atsumi & Sakai







Director
Hirokuni Onozawa
Hirokuni Onozawa
Executive Officer
Group Head
Sales and Marketing Group,
GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd


Director
Yasuhide Ogawa
Yasuhide Ogawa
Executive Officer , Head of Innovation X Business Unit,
Yayoi Co., Ltd.
Director, Alarmbox, Inc






Executive Advisors
Advisors
Global Advisors
FY11(Sep-2025 to Aug-2026)

Advisor
Patrick Cao
Patrick Cao

Advisor
Dongpyo Hong
Dongpyo Hong



Advisor
Yuki Kishi
Yuki Kishi
CEO,YKBridge LLC / Co-Founder,Sustainability Data Standardization Consortium

Advisor
Takahisa Ohira
Takahisa Ohira
Head of Global Department / Partner,Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support Co., Ltd.
Advisors
FY11(Sep-2025 to Aug-2026)





General Manager
FY11(Sep-2025 to Aug-2026)

General Manager
Yuri Suzuki
Yuri Suzuki
Partner, Atsumi & Sakai


General Manager
Mika Koizumi
Mika Koizumi
freee K.K
Director of Government Affairs/
Head of Research Institute for Small Business/
Product Manager

Advisory Board Members
Advisory Board Members

Kenichi Ohmae
President, BBT University

Mamoru Taniya
CEO, Asuka Holdingds

Finovators
(Representative: Masakazu Masujima)

Noriyuki Yanagawa
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo University
Alumni
Board Members from the previous FYs

Director (1-4FY)
Natalie Shiori Fleming
Natalie Shiori Fleming
Payoneer Japan Ltd. APAC Director (at the time)

Director (1-4FY)
Hiroki Kudo
Hiroki Kudo
CEO&Founder, MerryBiz Inc. (at the time)

Director (1-4FY)
Nao Kitazawa
Nao Kitazawa
coinbase GM of Japan (at the time)

Director (1-4FY)
Shinichi Takatori
Shinichi Takatori
Founder&CEO, Kyash Inc. (at the time)

Director (1-4FY)
Takashi Hoshikawa
Takashi Hoshikawa
CEO&Founder, Crowd Cast, Ltd. (at the time)

Director (1-6FY)
Mark Makdad
Mark Makdad
Director, Moneytree Inc. (at the time)

Director (1-4FY)
Shirabe Ogino
Shirabe Ogino
Representative Director, DeepScore, Inc. (at the time)

Director (3-6FY)
Junichi Kanda
Junichi Kanda
Executive Officer, MoneyForward Inc. (at the time)

Director (5-6FY)
Wataru Yamaki
Wataru Yamaki
CEO, Kanmu Inc. (at the time)

Director (5-6FY)
Masato Nakata
Masato Nakata
Director, Infinity Agent Inc. (at the time)

Director (5-6FY)
Waki Yoneoka
Waki Yoneoka
Managing Director, Japan at Moneythor Japan Co., Ltd. (at the time)

Director (4-7FY)
Kazy Hata
Kazy Hata
CEO, Co-founder, justInCase, Inc. (at the time)

Vice-Chair (2-8FY)
Takeshi Kito
Takeshi Kito
Adviser, WealthPark Alternative Investments, Inc.

Director (4-8FY)
Akihide Higo
Akihide Higo
Director, trustdock Inc.,

Director (8FY)
Tokushi Nakashima
Tokushi Nakashima
Founder President/CEO, Global Mobility Service Inc.

Director (5-8FY)
Eriko Nonaka
Eriko Nonaka
Secretary-General

Director (8-10FY)
Kazuki Komura
Kazuki Komura
Founder and assuming the role of Representative Director and CEO,Siiibo Securities Co., Ltd

Director (10FY)
Mitsuhiro Kubota
Mitsuhiro Kubota
CEO,The iYell Co,. Ltd







