Born in 1970. Born in Yokohama. Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics. After working at UBS Securities, he joined BNP Paribas Securities in 2011. Based in Hong Kong, he served as Global Market Japan/Korea General Manager, Asian Regional Business Corporation/Institutional Investor Sales Supervisor, and Asia Regional Research Division Supervisor. In 2021, he co-founded Animoca Brands Co., Ltd., a strategic subsidiary in Japan of Animoca Brands Limited, a world-leading Web3 company based in Hong Kong, and currently serves as the company's chief investment officer. Also, since 2020, he has served as an international finance ambassador for Fukuoka City, contributing to attracting international financial functions in the same city, and since 2023/1, he has also served as a Web3 investment/attraction advisor for the same city. He is also the founder of Codo Advisory, which supports companies' zero-carbon strategies.