He holds a PhD in Engineering. He spent 20 years engaged in research and development, operation, and maintenance at the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, he spent two years at the Nuclear Regulation Authority supporting the startup of regulatory administration. Returning to the JAEA, he was in charge of obtaining licenses and restarting high-temperature gas reactors, as well as international joint test projects. In April 2022, he founded Blossom Energy Co., Ltd.

I joined Toshiba as a new graduate and spent over 30 years working in power plant design and basic planning, project management, and overseas business. In Europe, I received orders for power generation equipment from French and Italian power companies, and in India, I led the establishment of a joint venture with a local company and the construction of a factory, gaining extensive experience in overseas business development and management.

At Toshiba Energy Systems, he is responsible for company-wide technology strategy, R&D investment, and intellectual property strategy. At Kitashiba Electric, he serves as a full-time auditor. He is well-versed in both technology and management, and is a Fellow of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management's MOT program.

After graduating from university, I joined Marubeni Corporation and spent 15 years working in overseas power projects. I gained experience in multiple EPC/IPP projects in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines). After leaving Marubeni, I held CEO/CxO positions at several startups, and co-founded and became the representative of a venture capital firm in a joint venture with the Kepple Group. I am currently enrolled in the Master's program at Oxford Business School, where I oversee customer acquisition, business partnerships, and revenue base development.