Experts

• 銀行・決済
• キャピタルマーケット
• 保険
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology
• Sustainability

Takao Ohsawa has led projects primarily in the financial services industry, including business strategy development, company-wide transformation, digital/IT implementation, change management and etc.. He currently serves as head of Corporate Planning, Talent Development, and Quality Management in the firm.
Prior to joining the firm he graduated from Hitotsubashi University and worked for IT consulting firm.
His major publications include “SX Sustainability Management: A Practical Guide” (Nikkei BP) and “How to Develop Innovative IT Organization to Win Out in Digital Revolution Era” (Nikkei BP), among others.

• 保険
• エネルギー
• 素材・化学・プラント
• Strategy
• Digital

Joji Noritake has served a variety of projects like designing business strategy, DX, launching new business, renovation of marketing and sales force of clients.
Also has spikes in strategy design and its implementation to grow clients' revenue like marketing/ sales reinforcement.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Kyoto University and worked for Boston Consulting Group and etc. He is a co-author of “Sharpening the Issues” (TNikkei BP) and “The Intersection of Strategy Theory and DX” (Toyo Keizai Inc.) and “Get to the heart of DX” (Toyo Keizai Inc.).

• 銀行・決済
• Digital
• Technology

Daisuke Kudo is currently in his present position after graduating from the Graduate School of Waseda University and working at foreign consulting firms.
He has been involved in a wide range of themes, primarily in the financial industry, including strategy assessment, planning, HR-related measures, and system implementation and operation with a focus on IT. He specializes particularly in reforming both business and systems through effective utilization of package solutions.

• ハイテク
• 通信
• エネルギー
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations

Yuto Kobata has been engaged in a wide range of themes across various industries, including energy, telecommunications, and high-tech covering everything from business strategy, operations, and IT planning to execution support. Currently he demonstrates leadership in the strategic planning and execution of sales and recruiting initiatives, solving related challenges.
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• モビリティ
• 銀行・決済
• Strategy
• Operations
• Technology

Yasutaka Takeda has been involved in a wide range of themes, primarily in the financial industry and automotive manufacturers, covering everything from planning and conceptualization to execution support in business strategy, operations, and IT.
He is currently demonstrating leadership in strategic planning and execution for sales and recruiting, as well as in solving related challenges.

• モビリティ
• 消費財・小売・流通
• Strategy
• Operations
• Technology

Kohei Otake is currently in his/her present position after working for foreign consulting firms and other organizations. He/She has been involved in a wide range of themes from strategy development to execution support, primarily in manufacturing, consumer goods, and retail. He/She currently demonstrates leadership in strategic planning and execution for sales and recruiting, as well as in driving issue resolution.

• ハイテク
• メディア・エンターテインメント
• 通信
• モビリティ
• Interactive​
• Strategy
• Digital
• Technology

Kazuyoshi Kai has been involved in a wide range of themes spanning from business strategy, operations, to system planning/implementation support across multiple industries such as telecom, high tech, manufacturing, and media,. He/She specializes in leading sales and recruiting strategy/execution and in driving issue resolution.

• 通信
• 保険
• Operations
• Technology

Tastsushi Sawamura has mainly worked in finance, telecommunications, and trading industries, helping clients in a variety of themes such as strategy planning and IT-focused execution support.
He has mainly served projects like sales/business reinforcement IT strategic planning/design and project management of major system development.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University and worked for foreign consulting firm.

• 銀行・決済
• キャピタルマーケット
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Akihiko Suzuki has been involved in a wide range of themes, primarily in the financial industry, including business strategy, DX, business reform, IT strategy formulation, and system implementation.
He is currently demonstrating leadership in strategic planning and execution for sales and recruiting, as well as in solving related challenges.

• 銀行・決済
• 保険
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Shogo Tanaka has served in a variety of themes from strategy building to execution mainly on IT projects in finance, manufacturing, and communications.
Especially, he is prominent in leading IT governance/management and large system reformation.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated Kyoto University and worked for IT consulting firm. He is a co-author of “The Intersection of Strategy Theory and DX” (Toyo Keizai Inc.).

• メディア・エンターテインメント
• 通信
• 消費財・小売・流通
• Strategy
• Operations

Masataka Tanaka is working extensively in strategy planning, operation redesign, digital transformation, and implementation.
He has worked with clients in industries including media, and telecommunications on topics such as end to end organization transformation from strategy planning to implementation support. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for IT consulting firm.

• 保険
• 航空・宇宙・防衛
• Operations
• Technology

Kazuya Naoi has been involved in a wide range of consulting activities, primarily in the insurance and aviation industries, covering everything from planning and execution support for operational reform and IT transformation.
He is currently demonstrating leadership in strategic planning and execution for sales and recruiting, as well as in solving related challenges.

• 保険
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Hidehiro Baba is currently in his/her present position after graduating from Kyoto University and working for an IT consulting firm. He/She has been involved in a wide range of themes in the life and non-life insurance industries, from strategy development and concept design to end-to-end business and system transformation. He/She currently leads team build-out and delivery from proposal through execution to address key challenges in the life and non-life insurance industries.

• ヘルスケア
• 消費財・小売・流通
• 銀行・決済
• 保険
• デベロッパー
• Digital
• Operations

Takuya Masuda has been involved in a wide range of themes in the financial industry, including business strategy, operational reform, and IT transformation. He/She also has been involved in cybersecurity, real estate, and airlines, demonstrating leadership in sales and recruiting strategy/execution and in driving issue resolution.

• 通信
• 消費財・小売・流通
• エネルギー
• Strategy
• Operations

Takeshi Miyazaki has mainly worked in telecom, manufacturing, and service sector, helping clients in new business creation, growth strategy and marketing strategy.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Keio University and worked for foreign consulting firm. He is a co-author of “Digital Transformation” (Nikkei BP).

• ハイテク
• 消費財・小売・流通
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Masayuki Yamamoto is an expert in business operation and IT system of distribution, retail, and manufacturing industry.
Based on his extensive experience around IT, Masayuki has served wide range of consulting projects such as IT strategic planning, operation redesign, and project management enhancement.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Kyoto University and worked for Japanese research institute. He is a co-author of “Reality of Digital” (Toyo Keizai Inc.).

• ハイテク
• メディア・エンターテインメント
• エネルギー
• Strategy
• Digital

Masaki Yokozeki has served in a variety of themes such as designing business strategy, launching new business, DX, and marketing/sales reinforcement to a wide range of industries like utility, manufacturing, entertainment, and logistics.
Especially, he is prominent in gaining insights into the business environment with high uncertainty and presenting a realistic solution based on factors such as technology trends and organizational culture.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Sophia University and worked for IT consulting firm.

• 銀行・決済
• パブリック
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Ayumu Wada, after working at an IT consulting firm, is currently in his present position.
He has been involved in a wide range of projects, primarily in the financial sector and public institutions, covering strategy formulation, business planning, service launch, business improvement, and implementation support for security systems.
He specializes particularly in executing and managing digital service initiatives and business improvements in the banking and payments sectors.

• 保険
• エネルギー
• Strategy
• Operations

Kenichiro Abe is currently in his present position after working at IT vendors. He has been involved in a wide range of activities, primarily in energy and finance, including sales strategy formulation, BPR, PMI, and program management, covering everything from strategy planning to implementation support.
He specializes in driving initiatives from both business and IT perspectives, engaging stakeholders from executive management to on-the-ground personnel based on the direction of the business.

• リース・ノンバンク
• 銀行・決済
• 総合商社
• Digital
• Technology

Satoru Inoue is currently in his/her present position after working at a leading independent SIer and a domestic consulting firm. He/She has been involved in project management for large-scale system delivery—primarily core systems for financial institutions—for over 30 years, including global engagements, with programs totaling several thousand person-months. He/She currently leads concept development, service design, and IT consulting for the leasing and non-bank industry.

• モビリティ
• エネルギー
• Operations
• Technology

Masakazu Kashimura has served in a variety of themes such as IT-focused strategy planning and execution support to a wide range of industries like utility, materials, and manufacturing.
Especially, he is prominent in leading IT grand design and project management. Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Waseda University and worked for ERP software vendor and foreign consulting firm.

• 保険
• エネルギー
• Technology

Takayuki Goto is currently in his present position after working at IT vendors. He has been involved in a wide range of industries, including energy and finance, covering everything from strategy planning, project initiation, execution plan development, to implementation support.
He specializes particularly in optimizing the operation of business and IT-related departments, advancing digitalization and enhancing operational environments, including security, as well as leading high-complexity, large-scale projects.

• エネルギー
• Strategy
• Operations

Katsuhiro Takehira has led a variety of projects within the utility, manufacturing, and service industry, including R&D to production, maintenance, sales, and personnel/cost management.
He specializes in highly feasible problem solving in project themes involving several phases from strategy planning to implementation.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and worked for a foreign consulting firm.

• メディア・エンターテインメント
• Operations
• Technology

Jun Miura is currently in his present position after working at IT vendors and others. He has been involved in a wide range of themes, primarily in media, manufacturing, and logistics, including strategy formulation, organizational development, business transformation, IT planning, and operations design.
He specializes particularly in striking a balance between offensive and defensive strategies essential to management, leading the way from deriving effective, pragmatic solutions to their realization.

• ヘルスケア
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations

Seiji Yamaguchi has worked on diverse topics from strategy formulation to implementation support mainly in the healthcare and IT industries, including new business creation, marketing and global initiatives.
He is particularly skilled at developing and implementing effective strategies from both business and IT perspectives. Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Keio University and worked for foreign IT firm.

• 銀行・決済
• エネルギー
• パブリック
• Strategy
• Digital
• Technology

Takahiro Nishimura has been involved in a wide range of topics related to IT governance, system risk, and information security, mainly in the financial, manufacturing, and public sectors. He/She specializes in establishing and advancing cybersecurity and risk management frameworks, and in strengthening enterprise-wide risk management in the context of DX and AI adoption.

• メディア・エンターテインメント
• ヘルスケア
• エネルギー
• パブリック
• Digital
• Technology

Keiji Wada is currently in his present position after working at an IT vendor. He has been engaged in IT planning, system implementation, and operations across a wide range of industries including media, entertainment, energy, and healthcare. His strengths lie particularly in IT strategy, driving digital transformation (DX), grand design, architecture development, and large-scale project management.

• モビリティ
• Operations
• Technology

Masaki Shimazu is currently in his present position after graduating from Waseda University Graduate School and working in the automotive industry.
He has handled numerous projects primarily in the automotive sector and has experience with multiple Japanese, American, and European automotive manufacturers.
Recently, he has been involved in managing large-scale projects and business improvement initiatives, focusing on connected technologies and vehicle platforms. He possesses extensive knowledge of the entire vehicle lifecycle, including planning, manufacturing, sales, and supply chain, with a focus on the engineering domain of the automotive industry.

• ヘルスケア
• 保険
• Strategy
• Operations
• Sustainability

Toshimitsu Sugiyama is currently in his present position after working at a major domestic life insurance company and other organizations. Centered on the life insurance industry, he has engaged in a wide range of themes including business planning, product and marketing planning, sales transformation, and well-being–driven new business development. He currently leads consulting and sales for the life insurance industry and, as a life insurance expert, drives research, public thought leadership, and speaking engagements aimed at creating new value with a 10-year horizon and advancing social implementation.

• 保険
• Operations
• Technology

Kunitaro Suzuki has served in a variety of themes such as strategy planning and execution support to a wide range of industries like finance, manufacturing, and telecommunications.
Especially, he is prominent in leading fostering corporate culture, designing business strategy and project management.
He is particularly skilled in fostering corporate culture, formulating business strategies, and project management.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Keio University and worked for foreign consulting firm.

• 航空・宇宙・防衛
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations

Masafumi Hirayama is currently in his present position after graduating from Doshisha University and working at IT consulting firms.
He has been involved in a wide range of activities, primarily in manufacturing and aviation industries, including company-wide and business strategy formulation, new business creation, and sales reform.
He is dedicated to developing and implementing unique strategies for companies, considering market trends and changes in client circumstances. Recently, he has been leading projects focused on business portfolio reform and the development of environmentally conscious business and service initiatives.

• 消費財・小売・流通
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Takuto Hososaka has been involved in a wide range of initiatives from planning to implementation support, mainly in the manufacturing, retail, telecommunications and high-tech industries.
Specializing in administrative accounting and organizational reforms, including global business management models, he is especially talented in driving projects involving emerging technologies and core systems.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Keio University and worked for foreign consulting firm.

• 銀行・決済
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Shotaro Aihara is currently in his present position after working at a foreign IT vendor. In the financial industry, he has been involved in a wide range of projects from large-scale transformation initiatives to launching new businesses. He specializes in managing complex, high-scale engagements, including global projects.

• ヘルスケア
• 保険
• パブリック
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Hisakazu Imai is currently in his/her present position after graduating from Kyoto University and working for a foreign consulting firm. He/She has been involved in supporting business process transformation, IT strategy development, and talent development primarily for financial institutions, healthcare organizations, and government/public sector clients. He/She specializes in operational improvement and new service planning/implementation leveraging digital technologies, as well as driving large-scale programs. His/Her major publications include “The Practice of Digital Transformation” (Nikkei BP), among others.

• モビリティ
• Technology

Takaaki Iwata is currently in his present position after working at a foreign IT company. He has been involved in upstream design, planning, and development of supply chains in logistics and retail.
He has extensive experience in project management, including design, development, and maintenance related to IT, as well as managing overseas vendors. In recent years, he has been advancing projects in the connected domain for automotive manufacturers.

• ハイテク
• 消費財・小売・流通
• 総合商社
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Prior to joining the firm, Tetsuo Okuma worked for a general trading company, a global consulting firm, a US beverage company, and a global ERP vendor. He/She has been involved in DX-driven business/IT transformation, business integration, and global core system renewal, mainly in manufacturing and consumer goods industries. He/She specializes in consistent support from concept to implementation and adoption.

• 銀行・決済
• エネルギー
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Masayuki Kato has been involved in themes such as strategy development, organizational design, DX, and business process reform, mainly in the financial and energy industries. He/She specializes in identifying risks and designing countermeasures from both business and IT perspectives to ensure successful delivery. Recently, he/she has led a department-wide project focusing on next-generation business/system planning and build initiatives to incorporate generative AI. Prior to joining the firm, he/she worked for an IT consulting firm and other organizations.

• 消費財・小売・流通
• 銀行・決済
• 保険
• エネルギー
• Technology

Yoshitaka Sakamoto has been involved in advancing governance and execution frameworks for large-scale IT programs across industries including finance, retail, and energy. He/She specializes in structuring complex initiatives, visualizing risks, and turning around challenged projects from both business and system perspectives. Prior to joining the firm, he/she is exeprienced in software development, infrastructure delivery, and large-scale project management, including at an IT consulting firm.

• 保険
• 総合商社
• Operations
• Technology

Tadashi Shoji, has served a variety of IT-related projects from strategy planning to implementation in manufacturing, trading, and financial industries.
Especially, he is prominent in leading IT grand; design, mission critical IT system planning / concept design and major system reformation.
Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Sophia University and worked for foreign consulting firm.

• 銀行・決済
• 保険
• デベロッパー
• Strategy
• Operations

Yugo Nagasaki has served a variety of projects across industries such as finance, pharmaceuticals, and real estate developers, including business/organizational strategy development, sales and operations transformation, and execution support. He/She specializes in end-to-end support from issue structuring to planning, implementation, and adoption. Prior to joining the firm, he/she graduated from Keio University and worked for a leading electronics manufacturer.

• 銀行・決済
• エネルギー
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Hidehiro Nishizono is currently in his/her current position after working for an IT vendor. He/She has been involved in a broad range of engagements leveraging IT, including planning and concept development, driving business process transformation, and large-scale mission-critical system renewal as well as operations and maintenance. He/She puts emphasis on outcome-oriented delivery rather than theoretical ideas, supporting clients’ value creation and sustainable growth from both technology and management perspectives.

• ハイテク
• 保険
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations

Yoshiyuki Mochizuki is currently in his present position after working at a foreign life insurance company. He has been involved in a broad range of themes, from strategic planning and business concept development to business process and system transformation, across industries such as high-tech, insurance, banking, and energy. His expertise includes new business planning, formulation and execution of sales strategies, IT grand design, IT modernization planning, and management of large-scale system renewal projects.

• 通信
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations

Masataka Yoshida has graduated worked with variety of clients in industries including telecommunications, high-tech, and manufacturing.
He is an expert on new business development and strategy planning as well as operation / IT optimization and organization transformation required for implementation. Prior to joining the firm, he graduated from Waseda University and worked for several foreign consulting firm.

• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology
• Sustainability

Hiromasa Komine is currently in his/her current position after working for IT vendors and other organizations. He/She specializes in the fields of AI and carbon neutrality, and has been involved in a wide range of themes from strategy development to execution support across industries including manufacturing, financial services, and the public sector. Since 2020, he/she has participated in the Japan Deep Learning Association. His/Her major publications include “SX Sustainability Management: A Practical Guide” (Nikkei BP), “The Intersection of Strategy Theory and DX” (Toyo Keizai Inc.), and “Get to the heart of DX” (Toyo Keizai Inc.), among others.

• モビリティ
• 消費財・小売・流通
• Strategy
• Operations
• Sustainability

Tatsuya Saito is currently in his present position after working for a major automotive manufacturer. Leveraging hands-on, operational expertise developed in the previous role and deep specialization across the full SCM spectrum from demand forecasting through procurement, inventory, and supply, he drives fundamental business transformation and DX on an end-to-end basis, going beyond partial optimization to enable ECM–SCM integration and reforms spanning from Tier-N suppliers to the market.
Currently, with “SCM × AI × manufacturing” as a core focus, he leads hands-on transformation end to end from strategy and concept development through on-site AI implementation and adoption.

• 航空・宇宙・防衛
• 交通・物流
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations

After working for an airline company, Masaru Saito joined Baycurrent. With a primary focus on the aviation, maritime, and land transportation sectors, he provides end-to-end support—from concept and strategy development through execution—across a broad range of initiatives, including DX strategy, business process transformation, core system modernization, customer experience (CX) transformation, and new business launch.
In particular, within the aviation industry, he promotes the aggregation and dissemination of cross-industry knowledge and best practices. He has led numerous large-scale transformation programs, including the establishment of DX delivery and governance organizations, the launch of innovation units, and reform initiatives at subsidiaries. His strengths lie in driving transformation by engaging executive leadership while delivering pragmatic, high-impact operational improvements.

• FMCG
• 消費財・小売・流通
• BPR/PMI​
• Marketing/Branding​
• Strategy

A graduate of Hitotsubashi University with an MBA from the UK, Takamitsu Yoroizuka led brand strategy and business transformation initiatives in the FMCG industry across both Japan and international markets.
He has extensive experience in global business integration, organizational transformation, and marketing strategy development, as well as in driving PMO initiatives and change management within multinational organizations.

• モビリティ
• ヘルスケア
• エネルギー
• Strategy
• Sustainability

Tetsu Wakabayashi has been involved in a wide range of themes mainly in manufacturing industries such as automotive and pharmaceuticals, including technology development and sustainability strategy. He/She specializes in taking a broad approach to management challenges by leveraging expertise in technology development, business management, and corporate planning, including cross-industry issue analysis and industrial structure assessment. Prior to joining the firm, he/she worked for an automotive manufacturer.

• ヘルスケア
• Strategy
• Operations

Prior to joining the firm, Satoshi Ikuno worked at leading domestic and global pharmaceutical companies and served as Marketing Director and Sales Director at three companies. He/She has been involved in go-to-market strategy and execution for prescription drug launches, including organization design, resource allocation, and lifecycle strategy, based on 26 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He/She specializes in driving strategy and execution across market analysis, strategy development, talent development, organizational management, stakeholder management, and execution leadership.

• モビリティ
• 銀行・決済
• 素材・化学・プラント
• Finance
• Strategy
• Operations

After working at a leading global manufacturer, Hiroki Endo joined Baycurrent. He brings extensive hands-on experience in finance and corporate performance management.
He specializes in a wide range of finance and management topics, including FP&A, capital policy, ROE improvement, global performance management, finance DX, and core system modernization. Leveraging substantial overseas assignment experience, he also supports global engagements.

• 通信
• パブリック
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

After graduating from Hokkaido University, Akira Okimoto worked at a major telecommunications company before joining Baycurrent. Across industries including financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing, he has supported a wide range of initiatives from planning through execution, with a focus on cybersecurity.
In particular, he specializes in designing and implementing cybersecurity measures informed by relevant policies, regulations, and evolving threat trends.

• 銀行・決済
• キャピタルマーケット
• Strategy
• Digital
• Technology

Hiroyuki Kakinuma has been involved in a wide range of themes in the financial industry, from IT grand design and IT strategy development to project management and BPR. He/She specializes in data utilization strategy, including data governance/management and data platform implementation. In recent years, he/she has led global IT strategy initiatives and AI-ready data platform implementation programs for financial institutions.

• ハイテク
• エネルギー
• Strategy
• Operations
• Technology

Hidehiko Kitada has led the group’s management strategy through over 30 years at a major manufacturer, serving in roles spanning R&D, new business development, corporate planning, M&A, and investor relations. He/She specializes in identifying the essence of complex and multi-faceted management issues, structuring the key questions, and translating them into highly executable strategies and action plans.

• 銀行・決済
• 保険
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Suguru Kotani is a chief expert who leads management transformation in the financial and digital domains. He/she provides end-to-end leadership from strategy formulation to execution, helping maximize corporate value. He/She specializes in management decision support and AI-driven new business creation and transformation.

• 証券
• 銀行・決済
• キャピタルマーケット
• 保険
• Risk Management
• Strategy
• Operations

Prior to joining the firm, Hiroyuki Shibata completed a master’s degree at Waseda University and worked for a major securities company. He/she has been involved in a wide range of themes mainly in banking, securities, and insurance, including business standardization, productivity improvement, and strengthening governance frameworks. He/She specializes particularly in regulatory response within risk management and compliance functions.

• メディア・エンターテインメント
• パブリック
• 総合商社
• Digital
• Technology

Yohei Takauchi has expertise in IT infrastructure and databases being involved numerous projects overseeing the full lifecycle of system integration from planning, conecptual design, and operations across multiple industries.He/She specializes in cloud-based IT platform planning, architecture design, and migration/modernization, driving problem solving from both technical and execution perspectives.

• ハイテク
• モビリティ
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations

Prior to joining the firm, Chikuya Takada worked for a precision equipment manufacturer and an automotive manufacturer. He/she has been involved in a wide range of themes in the mobility industry, including product planning, marketing strategy, development process transformation, and designing program management schemes. He/She specializes in value creation that energizes teams and brings out their capabilities, covering areas from mid to long-term strategy and product strategy to ethnography- and insight-based concept creation, service UX design, and go-to-market execution.

• ヘルスケア
• 素材・化学・プラント
• Strategy
• Operations
• Technology

Prior to joining the firm, Kenji Tabata completed graduate studies at Kyoto University and worked for a leading domestic pharmaceutical company.He has devoted his career to enhancing product creation capabilities in the pharmaceutical industry—a knowledge-intensive, high-risk business—with a particular focus on accelerating R&D timelines. He has also served as a professor at the University of Tsukuba, a Program Officer at AMED (Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development), a Fellow of academic societies, and a Vice Chair of a consortium, leveraging strong expertise in industry–government–academia collaboration.

• モビリティ
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Tomoyuki Nakao has been involved in strategy development, organization and talent initiatives, and operational improvement, in the automotive industry. He/She specializes in hands-on delivery that advances implementation while aligning with industry trends and client culture, and has delivered results in talent development and productivity improvement using IT tools such as generative AI and AI agents. Prior to joining the firm, he/she worked for an automotive manufacturer.

• 通信
• モビリティ
• Strategy
• Operations
• Technology

Yoshiya Hattori has been involved in planning and designing in-vehicle electronic systems, including defining development processes and improving software quality. He/She specializes in leading SDV strategy formulation and problem solving by leveraging experience in E/E architecture development. Prior to joining the firm, he/she completed a master’s degree at Waseda University and worked for a leading automotive manufacturer.

• 保険
• Strategy
• Operations
• Sustainability

After completing a master’s degree at Tohoku University, Tomosuke Hirano worked at a leading non-life insurance group, taking on roles in corporate planning, sales planning, HR, sustainability, and subsidiary management.
He has led initiatives across corporate strategy, governance reform, HR transformation, business model/structure reform, and crisis response. Currently, he supports the delivery of business and sales transformations aimed at structural reform of the non-life insurance business.

• ヘルスケア
• パブリック
• Strategy

After graduating from Kyoto University, Takuya Yamaguchi built a career at a pharmaceutical company, focusing primarily on corporate planning as well as market access and public policy/government affairs. During secondments to the government and Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), he worked on healthcare and social security policy and the development of national growth strategies.
He supports pharmaceutical companies mainly in corporate strategy, corporate governance, and policy advocacy. In particular, he has a strong track record in policy-related engagements, including drug pricing system reform and initiatives to strengthen and promote Japan’s pharmaceutical industry.

• 保険
• Strategy
• Digital
• Operations
• Technology

Prior to joining the firm, Tatsuhiro Yamamoto worked for a leading domestic non-life insurance company. He/She has been involved in sales, planning, and digital strategy, and led the development and execution of global digital strategy based in Tokyo and New York. He/She specializes in building DX enablement platforms including AI utilization, new business creation, and CVC operations, and also has experience in risk management, overseas business transformation, and multinational organization management.