ベンチャー企業の発掘、投資、また投資先企業の事業支援に従事。現在、電通ベンチャーズのマネージングパートナーを務める。
それ以前は、電通の経営企画局にて、新規事業開発、国内外のスタートアップ企業への投資等に携わる。また同マーケティング局及び営業局にて、クライアントのマーケティング戦略立案・実施を中心とした幅広い広告関連業務やクライアントの海外オペレーション立ち上げ、電通の海外拠点設立等も担当。2017年カンヌ・ライオンズ審査員。
京都大学総合人間学部卒、ハーバード大学経営大学院MBA修了
He engages in deal sourcing and investment in venture businesses and also assists in business development for the invested companies. He now engages as the managing partner for Dentsu Ventures.
Before joining the company, he engaged in investing in startups both in and outside of Japan and developing new businesses in the corporate strategy divison at Dentsu. He was also involved in a variety of work such as planning and implementing client marketing strategies, helping launch client operations overseas, establishing overseas Dentsu branches in the strategic planning and account management divisions at Dentsu. He was a jury member for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2017.
Graduated from the Faculty of Integrated Human Studies at Kyoto University, then earned his MBA at Harvard Business School.